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Written by: Lin Jian Wen Jiamin
2020-11-25 19:14
Last update date: 2020-11-25 21:25
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. In recent months, some organizations have proposed that Hong Kong should implement compulsory testing for all people and cooperate with city lockdown measures.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor mentioned in her policy address that high-risk groups will be required to undergo compulsory testing, and that people who have no symptoms will be "willing to be fully tested", or large-scale community testing will be implemented again, in an effort to gain access to the general public. The support and cooperation of the company was issued to "clearing", and it is hoped that the goal of resuming personnel exchanges between the two places will be met as soon as possible.
During the press conference, Lin Zheng was asked whether he would consider mandatory testing and lockdown measures.
Carrie Lam asked the advocates whether Hong Kong society can afford not to operate for 4 to 8 weeks, who should support the public, and whether the financial industry can afford to be isolated from the outside world for several weeks. We should first answer them clearly.
Therefore, she believes that national mandatory testing is just "slogan style."
Lam Cheng also said that if there is an outbreak in the community, such as a large number of infections in a housing estate, the government will "close the village" and all residents need to hold a negative test certificate before they can leave.
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Lam Zheng asks: Can society not operate for four weeks?
Lam Cheng said that the government is currently doing three aspects of testing. One is compulsory testing for high-risk groups; the other is voluntary testing for high-risk professionals such as flight attendants and nursing home employees. The third is universal testing that is open to all. Detection.
Regarding the national test, Lam Cheng said that he would not rule out that a larger-scale universal test will be done in the future than in September this year, because the epidemic situation is changing at any time, but there is currently no plan because it may not be very effective.
As for the so-called compulsory testing and city closure, Lam Cheng said that she has heard many slogans recently, asking the government to shut down the city and compulsory testing for all people in Hong Kong. She pointed out that such measures should be scientifically and evidence-based, whether it is a good one. arrangement.
Lin Zheng mentioned that if the city is really closed, a total prohibition order will be issued, and the person undergoing testing cannot go out for a period of time until all the test results are released and all patients are found.
She asked, imagine that for a period of time, no one can enter or leave the country, the airport is closed, and all businesses cannot operate.
Refer to the last universal test involving more than 1.7 million people and it will take two weeks. If the city is to be closed, it will take about 4 to 8 weeks.
Even if the efficiency of hardware matching is doubled, it will take at least 4 weeks.
Lin Zheng asked whether the financial industry in Hong Kong could bear to be isolated from the outside world for several weeks, whether everyone could bear to stay at home for four weeks, and whether it was all supported by the government.
She pointed out that there are still community management in the Mainland, and some people deliver food and meals to those who stay at home. Hong Kong does not have such a system. Let me ask how to implement the lockdown.
She hopes that the advocates will answer the above questions first.
Lin Zheng also said that if there will be group outbreaks in the future, or community or building outbreaks, relevant areas will be designated for testing by the entire population, and entry and exit will be prohibited.
For example, she said, if there is an outbreak of an epidemic at the terminal, sampling personnel will be sent to the scene first, and then the police will be asked to block a specific area, and the people inside must have a negative test result before leaving.
If it involves a housing estate with 8,000 people, the village will be closed if an outbreak occurs, and residents will also have to test negative before leaving.
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