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New Coronary Pneumonia | Epidemic containment depends on the "high-risk control point" of the site, Yuan Guoyong explains one by one

2020-10-11T05:24:45.343Z


The government's anti-epidemic expert and Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, Yuan Guoyong, warned today (11th) that if Hong Kong fails to take timely targeted epidemic prevention measures at high-risk control points, more than 10,000 people will be infected at any time during the winter and thousands of people will die. Yuan Guoyong has repeatedly emphasized since the outbreak of the epidemic that the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures is not a problem, but the "high-risk control points" of various places must be found to prevent the risk of virus cross infection, such as the flow of people in restaurants, the amount of ventilation, and the removal of masks by citizens Time must be controlled, and karaoke, bars, and fitness centers should also have targeted epidemic prevention measures. Recently, there have been a series of cases related to restaurants and bars. Yuan Guoyong bluntly denounced the industry for ignoring preventive measures. Even if the epidemic prevention measures are tightened immediately, the number of cases will not drop immediately.


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2020-10-11 13:15

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The government's anti-epidemic expert and Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, Yuan Guoyong, warned today (11th) that if Hong Kong fails to take timely targeted epidemic prevention measures at high-risk control points, more than 10,000 people will be infected at any time during the winter and thousands of people will die.

Yuan Guoyong has repeatedly emphasized since the outbreak of the epidemic that the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures is not a problem, but the "high-risk control points" of various places must be found to prevent the risk of virus cross infection, such as the flow of people in restaurants, the amount of ventilation, and the removal of masks by citizens Time must be controlled, and karaoke, bars, and fitness centers should also have targeted epidemic prevention measures.

Recently, there have been a series of cases related to restaurants and bars. Yuan Guoyong bluntly denounced the industry for ignoring preventive measures. Even if the epidemic prevention measures are tightened immediately, the number of cases will not drop immediately.

Yuan Guoyong said on the commercial TV program "Government Good Sunday" that based on overseas experience in responding to the winter epidemic, if Hong Kong fails to take timely epidemic prevention measures for high-risk control points, more than 10,000 people will be infected and more than 1,000 people will die.

High-risk points in restaurants: the flow of people, the amount of ventilation, and the time for customers to remove their masks

Yuan Guoyong has mentioned "high-risk control points" many times in the past, and believes that if the government decides to relax some epidemic prevention measures, it must first identify high-risk control points in various places and set targeted measures, which should be implemented truthfully.

At the beginning of the third wave of the epidemic, most of the cases were related to restaurants. Yuan Guoyong believed that restaurants, bars and karaoke establishments were high-risk. He proposed to control several high-risk control points, including reducing and strengthening the time for mask removal. Measures such as indoor air circulation, halving the number of people in the room, and separating the clerk to take charge of the table and passing the dishes; it has also been recommended that bar guests use drinking straws to drink alcohol, avoid removing masks, and hope to reduce the risk of cross-infection.

Bars and karaokes have been reopened in Hong Kong since mid-September, and a group of bars in Tsim Sha Tsui has been reported after half a month.

Yuan Guoyong made a special visit to Lan Kwai Fong in Central last week. He censured bars and restaurants for ignoring epidemic prevention measures. Also, due to loud sound, some guests took off their masks and talked loudly. He believes that even if the measures are tightened immediately, it will be difficult to stop The number of confirmed cases continues to rise.

Entering the autumn and winter seasons, Yuan Guoyong appealed to the public to be on strict alert and cut off the chain of virus transmission.

(Profile picture / Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Schools control high-risk factors by taking body temperature, separating seats, ordering meals and going to the toilet

Students of all grades have resumed classes one after another. Yuan Guoyong mentioned that the school’s preventive measures include taking body temperature before class, checking students’ symptoms, requiring students to wear masks, using alcoholic handrub, and proper distance between seats. The school has also established guidelines for lunch and toilet use, and cross-border students also need to be tested for the virus from time to time. Yuan believes that the Education Bureau meets the requirements and helps reduce the risk of infection in the school.

In other places, Hong Kong once wanted to hold a book fair in mid-July as scheduled. Yuan Guoyong emphasized at the time that citizens entering the venue must wear masks, are not allowed to eat and drink, and use alcohol handrub before and after each contact with books.

If the cinema prohibits people from eating and drinking, they must always wear masks, and the risk of infection is quite low.

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