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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2021-01-22 11:45
The last update date: 2021-01-22 11:56
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for a year. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, revealed in an interview with Radio Hong Kong that the crew members currently exempted from quarantine will need to be quarantined at designated hotels for 14 days after arriving in Hong Kong.
During the interview, she did not disclose when the relevant arrangements will be tightened, only saying that she was embarrassed to the crew.
The government intends to tighten the quarantine exemption arrangements for crew members.
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The government intends to tighten the quarantine exemption arrangements for crew members. The Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, admitted in an interview with Hong Kong and Taiwan that in response to the severe global epidemic and the emergence of multiple variant viruses, it must be tightened under the premise of leaking water and strict prevention of imports. Exemption from quarantine arrangements.
She said that in the future, the crew will need to be quarantined at the designated hotel for 14 days after arriving in Hong Kong, expressing her embarrassment to them.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, mentioned on a commercial channel program today that he has not participated in discussions on tightening the quarantine exemption arrangements for crew members. However, he believes that from a medical perspective, people returning to Hong Kong from high-risk areas, regardless of occupation All should be quarantined, otherwise it may become a quarantine loophole.
However, he said he should consider factors such as the reduction in time for the crew to meet with their families in Hong Kong and whether they have visited the local community in other places.
The Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, admitted in an interview with Hong Kong and Taiwan that the crew will be required to quarantine at the designated hotel for 14 days after arriving in Hong Kong.
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