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Written by: Li Enci
2020-12-10 18:31
Last update date: 2020-12-10 18:32
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong is severe. At least 7 people have been diagnosed in Block 6 of Regent Gardens in Kowloon Bay so far (10th), all of which involve room D in the same block. Residents in room D of the entire building must be evacuated for quarantine, while residents of other units have Must be tested within today.
Recently, a number of housing estates have exploded. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, announced the "foot ban" the day before (8th), but the government has not yet activated it.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at CUHK, believes that compulsory testing has its own penalties. It is estimated that if the government believes that citizens respond well to testing, they do not have to stop.
He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, questioned the government's mobilization problem, which prevented the timely implementation of the ban.
And Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, said that if there is an "unremovable risk" in the unit with a confirmed case, such as the spread of poison in the feces, it is not suitable to use the ban.
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There were a total of 7 confirmed cases in Block 6 of Regent Gardens in Kowloon Bay, all of which involved the same block facing room D.
Government expert consultant Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology, Hong Kong University, and Huang Jiaqing, Director of the Center for Health Protection, visited the Regent Garden in the morning.
Yuan Guoyong said that the design of Regent Garden’s pipes is similar to that of Amoy Gardens. The drain level of the kitchen, toilet and bathroom are connected to the sewer. It is unknown whether there is a U-shaped trap.
Residents in Room D must be evacuated to the quarantine center until testing is completed, while residents of other units must be tested within today and then tested on December 20.
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The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, announced the day before (8th) that the Executive Council passed an amendment to allow the government to require people to stay in designated premises during testing as needed.
The government has not yet implemented the "foot ban", and the Department of Health has not cited it in the Regent Garden this time.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection, explained that it is unknown whether there is an environmental risk in Block 6 of the Regent Garden. If the source of transmission is a pipe problem, the practice of prohibiting feet may not be fair to the residents.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, believes that compulsory testing itself has penalties, and the residents of Block 6 of Regent Gardens must be tested on the same day; perhaps the government believes that the public has responded well and does not need to use the ban.
Xu Shuchang, government expert consultant and Chair Professor of Respiratory Department of CUHK.
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He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, said that there are currently no footing laws and that the government intends to introduce them, but it is estimated that there may be mobilization problems and cannot be implemented in time.
He believes that senior government officials need to mobilize across departments and questioned whether civil servants working from home might affect the relevant arrangements.
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He believes that the implementation of the ban requires consideration of many aspects of the scene. Moreover, there are many residents in Block 6 of Regent Gardens. For the time being, no residents outside Room D have been infected with the epidemic. He is worried that the blockade will affect the daily life of residents.
If it is common for residents to move out and live, it may be necessary to impose a ban on footing.
He Boliang, Director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of Hong Kong University.
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Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao believes that if there is a “non-removable risk” in the unit with a confirmed case, it is not suitable to use an injunction order to keep residents in the building. He explained that if common areas are contaminated, they can still be disinfected reliably. To remove the virus, it is safe for residents to stay at home with forbidden feet; but if the dung canal is a way to spread the virus and "sprays around", it is not appropriate to continue to ask residents to stay at home.
He believes that the residents of Unit D in Block 6 of Regent Gardens are currently at a higher risk and must be quarantined because they have been exposed to the risks; however, residents of other units can be tested first and decide according to the situation. "Others are not at great risk because The community is surrounded by fires, and there is no need to block all seats. There will be no support at home on the 14th.” He added that although most public housing estates after SARS have reviewed the pipe conditions and improved, most of the drainage problems in private houses are not. Be properly handled.
Liang Zichao, a specialist in respiratory medicine.
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