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Author: Tao Jiaxin
2020-11-23 22:56
Last update date: 2020-11-23 22:56
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has lasted for nearly a year. After four waves of epidemics, the Hong Kong government's quarantine policy has been criticized. Looking back on the arrival of the first wave of epidemics, the government has vigorously sent potential cases to Junyang Village for isolation, and the anti-epidemic work has been somewhat effective.
However, as the international epidemic is severe and a large number of Hong Kong people have returned to avoid the epidemic, the government has gradually released quarantine, allowing home or hotel isolation, exempting seafarers and crew members, and non-supervised and quarantined hotels, etc., causing the epidemic to burst again and again.
Some experts pointed out that the Hong Kong government’s quarantine policy is not in place and many loopholes have not been tightened. It is a long-standing problem that has caused the virus to spread to the community through people entering the country. They emphasized that the government must be determined to deal with the fourth wave of the epidemic and set up designated hotels without delay.
Looking back at the Hong Kong government's quarantine arrangements for people arriving in Hong Kong over the past year, there are always loopholes that have caused the outbreak of the epidemic.
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The first wave of the epidemic broke out in Hong Kong at the beginning of this year. The Hong Kong government requisitioned Junyang Village, Fotan as a quarantine center, and arranged for people from outside Hong Kong and returning to Hong Kong by charter flights to stay in isolation for 14 days.
As Chunyang Village became more and more saturated, the Hong Kong government subsequently imposed quarantine measures to allow some visitors to Hong Kong to undergo home quarantine or hotel quarantine. However, the quarantine strap has been repeatedly questioned about loopholes. International students who returned to Hong Kong with the virus broadcast it in the community. The poison caused the second wave of epidemics.
In the first wave of the epidemic, the Hong Kong government requisitioned Junyang Village as a quarantine center.
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Entering July, the third wave of the local epidemic rebounded. The Hong Kong government’s quarantine exemption policy was revealed as the "culprit." Seafarers and crew members do not need to be quarantined after arriving in Hong Kong. They come and go freely in the community, making infections looming.
Until recently, the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed, and some experts have discovered that the virus strain originated from Nepal, which is estimated to be related to the lack of supervision of quarantine hotels, and even the fourth wave is menacing.
In the second wave of the epidemic, the government's restrictions on allowing visitors to Hong Kong to wear a tracking hand strap for home quarantine were suspected of loopholes.
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Respiratory system doctor Liang Zichao pointed out in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the Hong Kong government’s past quarantine policy has been followed, and the loose quarantine arrangements have been a long-standing problem. People from outside Hong Kong who take public transportation to the hotel may have the opportunity to infiltrate the community. .
Liang Xuhui pointed out that the local quarantine facilities were insufficient at the beginning of the epidemic, and the government focused on expanding the isolation camps, but did not rent designated quarantine hotels. People entering the country were distributed in hotels for quarantine in many districts. Even if they wear a hand strap under surveillance, the spread of the epidemic cannot be avoided, describing it as a waste of manpower Material resources, "the wrong direction", should concentrate resources on the implementation of designated hotels, and use special vehicles to transport immigrants for quarantine. The government should also provide incentives for the hotel industry to join the fight against the epidemic through economic subsidies.
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