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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-11-14 19:10
Last update date: 2020-11-15 01:30
The local new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. Today (14th) there were 8 new confirmed cases, of which 3 were local infections.
The government held a press conference today to announce the latest epidemic prevention measures. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, announced that the guild had passed Chapter 599J of the "Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance" yesterday, compulsory four types of people to be tested.
In response to the new regulations, if a registered doctor suspects a patient suffering from new coronary pneumonia during consultation, he can issue written instructions to compulsorily require the patient to be tested. Offenders are deemed to be breaking the law and can be fined 2,000 Hong Kong dollars.
As for other people who need to undergo compulsory testing, including people living or working in specified premises where the epidemic has occurred; people in specific occupations; and people arriving in Hong Kong who have nearly completed the 14-day compulsory quarantine, the regulations will come into effect early tomorrow morning.
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The government mandates testing for certain people, including certain professionals who are at high risk of infection at work.
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The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the guild had passed Chapter 599J of the "Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance" yesterday. Today, the mandatory testing was gazetted to force certain people to be tested. The regulations will come into effect early tomorrow morning.
Chen Zhaoshi said that in a period of no more than 14 days, according to clinical judgment, if a doctor is suspected of being infected with new coronary pneumonia, he can send written instructions to the person to request the person to be tested. The person can use the Department of Health or qualified private testing services .
To facilitate testing, the government will simplify the sample distribution and collection procedures of the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority so that private doctors can arrange testing.
The Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, said that mandatory testing of certain individuals will take effect tomorrow (15th).
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In addition, once there is an outbreak of an epidemic, such as an outbreak in a certain building, in order to find the patient as quickly as possible, the authorities can force living in specified premises or working people to be tested.
As for certain occupations, including high-risk and high-contact occupations, people working in container terminals, slaughterhouses and other places are also subject to mandatory testing.
Those arriving in Hong Kong will need to undergo a second mandatory test when the 14-day quarantine is nearing completion.
If a citizen receives a compulsory testing order and needs to be tested within the specified period, failure to comply is a crime. If you fail to comply, you will be fined 2000 yuan; if you do not comply, you will be fined at level 4 (ie 25,000 yuan) And can be imprisoned for 6 months.
Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that in the past experience, some citizens refused to be tested for the virus, or the doctor's testing procedures were inconvenient. This mandatory test is for people with symptoms and those who do not have symptoms.
When there is a group outbreak, to respond from a public health perspective, there must be means to control the epidemic.
When asked whether he overestimated the extent of citizens' participation in voluntary testing, Chen Zhaoshi said that he has always hoped to do a lot of testing, whether it is for individual or group testing.
It is observed that when the epidemic is severe, the citizens will be automatically tested, but their consciousness of mitigating the epidemic will decrease.
The Permanent Secretary of the Food and Health Bureau (Health) Chen Songqing said that this mandatory testing mainly empowers doctors to require patients to be tested.
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The Permanent Secretary of the Food and Health Bureau (Health) Chen Songqing said that this mandatory testing mainly empowers doctors to require patients to be tested.
Because if the patient is not tested, a chain of transmission may be formed in the community.
He said that the medical profession has expressed concern that if there is no legal basis for mandatory testing, it may not be able to help doctors persuade patients to be tested.
Chen Songqing pointed out that relevant details will be implemented after the gazette is published, such as how doctors will arrange patient tests and notify the department of instructions to patients.
He pointed out that in the previous communication with the professional medical group, there was a mention of possible symptoms of the patient. If the patient has these symptoms, the doctor will clinically determine whether the patient needs to be tested.
He said that depending on the epidemic and the risk of transmission, specific groups are designated for testing, and public officials or auxiliary medical teams can now be appointed to assist in law enforcement.
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