The Philippine Domestic Helper Virus Tests or Problems Existing Association will discuss with the Philippine consul to discuss the helper's fight before arriving in Hong Kong

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Written by: Lin Yingxian Kong Fanxu

2021-04-07 18:12

Last update date: 2021-04-07 18:12

The fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has eased, but imported cases continue to hit Hong Kong, many of which are from the Philippines, Indonesia and other places, and many of them carry the N501Y variant virus strain.

There are a total of 17 cases of variant viruses in Hong Kong, and imported cases from the Philippines account for more than 40%.

In the Philippines, the local epidemic has also broken out again. There are about 10,000 new diagnoses every day in the past week. The vaccination plan is temporarily limited to medical care, the elderly, etc., and I believe that there will be enough vaccines for mass injections until next month. .

The negative test certificate for the virus before the foreign domestic helpers arrived in Hong Kong was also questioned. As a result, they were not diagnosed with the virus until they arrived in Hong Kong.

An employment association revealed that (8th) it will hold a meeting with the government and the Philippine consul in Hong Kong to discuss whether there is a problem with the local testing of the Philippine foreign domestic helper, and to study whether the foreign domestic helper should be vaccinated before boarding and coming to Hong Kong.

Many foreign domestic helpers in the Philippines have been tested positive for the virus after arriving in Hong Kong, which raises doubts about the local virus test.

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The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the Philippines continues to rise. The day before yesterday (5th), 8,355 new confirmed cases were recorded in the Philippines. Yesterday (6th) another 9,373 people were confirmed, and the number of deaths reached 382 in a single day. On the 19th, foreigners and non-overseas Philippine nationals were prohibited from entering the country, and the capital Manila and other places were closed for epidemic prevention.

Although foreign domestic helpers have to produce a 72-hour negative virus test certificate before boarding and arriving in Hong Kong, many Filipino foreign domestic helpers have been tested positive for the virus after arriving in Hong Kong, which raises questions about the local virus test.

"Hong Kong 01" revealed in August last year that the local area can purchase forged nucleic acid test reports for only 80 Hong Kong dollars, which is much lower than the cost of nucleic acid tests. Some crew members attempted to use forged documents to clear customs.

The chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Association, Chen Dongfeng, revealed that tomorrow (8th) will hold a meeting with the Labour Department, the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong and related agencies to discuss whether there is a problem with the inspection of foreign domestic helpers before coming to Hong Kong, and will also start to study whether foreign domestic helpers can come to Hong Kong. Get Kexing vaccine first to prevent epidemics.

▼On March 21, a mobile testing station was set up on Chater Road, Central, calling for foreign domestic helpers to be tested▼

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The Philippines has not yet started a large-scale vaccination plan, and I believe that it will not be until next month that there will be enough vaccines for all people to vaccinate.

At present, only medical staff, the elderly, and people with chronic illnesses can get the injections. As of Monday (5th), only about 824,000 people have been vaccinated. The first dose of the vaccine was Coxing Vaccine donated by the Chinese government, followed by AstraZeneca. Vaccines, but there is no data showing that Kexing is effective against variant virus strains.

The Philippines is one of the most important export destinations for foreign domestic helpers. The British government has announced that starting Friday (9th), travelers from the Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya and Bangladesh will be prohibited from entering the country. Those who have visited these 4 countries in the past 10 days It is also not allowed to enter the UK to prevent the introduction of variant viruses into the country.

▼From April 1st, arrangements for epidemic prevention measures and discussions on travel bubbles ▼

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