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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2020-12-10 19:19
Last update date: 2020-12-10 19:19
The fourth wave of the epidemic continued to be severe. The government issued mandatory testing orders to five locations last night, including Block 8, Kwai Shing West Village, Kam Wai House, Kam Fung Court, and Block 6, Richland Garden, Kowloon Bay.
The Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Dr. Xu Deyi, said that there is no "hard" target for the mandatory testing order. Since the decision is made quickly, he understands that the public needs time to adapt. However, in order to control the epidemic as soon as possible, he called on the public to cooperate with the government's arrangements.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that if there are confirmed cases in the same building and four unfamiliar units, there will be a chance to issue a compulsory testing order. Only four cases were decided.
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Mandatory inspections are required for Block 8, Kwai Shing West Village, Kam Wai House, Kam Fung Court, YATA Department Store, Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel Site and Kowloon Bay Regent Garden Block 6.
Among them, the residents of Room D in Regent Garden must be temporarily evacuated to the isolation camp for quarantine.
One of the focal points at the press conference was the standards for the authorities if they decide to issue mandatory testing orders.
The Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Dr Tsui Tak-yi, said that the Department of Health and the government issued mandatory testing orders to different groups, which were related to premises, behavior and work. They also depended on the number of cases and the speed of transmission. "Rigid" indicators and "rigid equations" to decide.
Xu Deyi pointed out that because the test order was issued quickly, he understood that the public needed time to adapt, but in order to control the epidemic as soon as possible, he appealed to the public to cooperate with the government's arrangements. "The testing order itself is for the public to test, not to punish the public."
Zhang Zhujun added that if there are confirmed cases in the same building and four unfamiliar units, the authorities will have the opportunity to issue a mandatory testing order.
Zhang Zhujun: There is no "hard" standard for mandatory testing
Zhang Zhujun added that if there are confirmed cases in the same building and four unfamiliar units, the authorities will have the opportunity to issue a mandatory testing order.
She pointed out that the current epidemic covers a wide range. Many buildings have 3 to 5 cases in the same block. Therefore, it depends on the connection between the confirmed case units, such as whether neighbors will greet each other, whether there are relatives, and if the case is the case Non-face-to-face transmission may be spread through public facilities or pipes.
She emphasized that there is no "hard" standard for issuing mandatory testing orders. It still depends on the actual situation and risk assessment. It does not have to accumulate four cases before making a decision.
As for why the ban on footing was not issued to the Regent Garden at the same time, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that if there are multiple positive cases of Guo Regent, which involve environmental pollution, arranging a ban on footing is not a safe and protective practice for residents.
She also pointed out that because the situation of Regent Garden was not fully grasped at the press conference yesterday, the decision on the mandatory inspection order was not announced in time at the press conference.
At present, there are more than 100 confirmed cases every day. She believes that if the department has to send bottles for testing, the progress of testing will be too slow. She urged the public to pay attention to the list of confirmed cases and take testing if necessary.
▼Hong Kong government announces tightening of epidemic prevention measures (announced on December 8)▼
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