Quarantine relaxation | Residents of Bergars have been quarantined for 21 days, all negative, and the remaining 6 buildings with negative results can go home

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Written by: Zheng Qiuling and Li Enci

2021-05-07 15:44

Last update date: 2021-05-07 15:52

Variant strains of the new crown pneumonia virus have flowed into the community, and many residents in many residential buildings have been sent to isolation and quarantine.

The government announced today (7th) that with reference to the first batch of quarantine residents of Bergars Building, the quarantine period will expire on the 21st morning, during which all tests will be negative, and the latest quarantine arrangements for contacts of the variant virus have been stopped. Unknown variant virus cases will be subject to closed zone testing. Residents need to undergo mandatory testing and self-monitoring on the 3rd, 7th, 12th, and 19th day. Unless it involves "subdivided housing" and there is a building transmission chain, residents in the same building do not need to be isolated. quarantine.

Residents in other buildings currently undergoing quarantine can go home after completing one additional test.

In addition, the government announced that the quarantine period can be shortened if citizens are classified as close contacts of confirmed cases after receiving two doses of vaccine plus 14 days.

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The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, announced today (7th) afternoon that if there is a confirmed case in the residential building, there is no need to send the entire building to quarantine.

The latest recommendation of the Joint Science Committee is that after receiving two doses of vaccine plus 14 days, citizens who are listed as close contacts of a confirmed case can shorten the quarantine period. When entering Hong Kong, they can also adjust the quarantine according to the epidemic situation and risks from the region. period.

Residents of Indian males in Bogarth Building, the source of transmission, all quarantined negative on 21st

As of May 6, there were 8 cases of local infection with the variant virus, and the authorities identified the source as case number #11643 Indian male.

Lin Wenjian, Director of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the first batch of residents of Berjas Building will be quarantined for 21 days this morning, during which all tests will be negative, and different factors such as the nature of the virus and the living environment have been considered. Etc., to formulate the latest quarantine arrangements for contacts of the variant virus.

For citizens who are currently being quarantined due to the N501Y variant virus infection in the building, they will be tested once. If the result is negative, the quarantine can be stopped. However, if they return to the residence, they will be counted from entering the quarantine period. Compulsory testing will be done on the 12th and 19th, and self-monitoring will be required for the rest of the time.

At present, they will be arranged to leave the quarantine center in an orderly manner, emphasizing that "the prerequisite is to be tested first, and if the test is negative."

In the future, residents in the same building must be tested for 5 times instead of all being sent for quarantine

In the future, if a variant virus case of unknown origin, regardless of whether it is a preliminary diagnosis or a confirmed diagnosis, the closed area test will be carried out at the residence involved. All residents in the same building will be tested in the third, seventh, and third steps after the closed area. Compulsory testing will be performed on the 12th and 19th, and household contacts must self-monitor during the 21-day period.

▼At nearly midnight on May 5th, residents of Block N2 of Kornhill were evacuated for quarantine▼

It still needs 21 days of quarantine if there is transmission in sub-districted houses or buildings

If the residential unit will take the most rigorous measures, it must be sent to isolation and quarantine for 21 days.

If there is more than one case in a building, it is not ruled out that there is transmission in the building, and the residents of the building will be classified as close contacts and require 21 days of quarantine.

Lin Wenjian said that the decision was made with reference to recent data and overall surveys.

Close contacts can be reduced by 7 days if they complete the vaccination and quarantine period

As for close contacts of local confirmed cases that are not related to the variant virus, three prerequisites must be met, including: proof that two doses of vaccination plus 14 days have been completed, the first respiratory tract sample on the first day of quarantine has a negative PCR test, and serum If the test shows that the antibody is positive, the number of days in quarantine isolation can be shortened from 14 days to 7 days, and the 7 days will be quarantined and electronically monitored at home.

For close contacts of a variant virus case, three prerequisites must be met, including: proof that two doses of vaccination plus 14 days have been completed, the sample is negative at the quarantine center on days 1, 7, and 12, and withdrawn to the quarantine center The number of quarantine days can be shortened from 21 days to 14 days. Self-monitoring will be carried out on the next 7 days, and mandatory testing will be conducted at the community testing center on the 19th day.

▼On May 5th, the inspection and quarantine situation of Block N2 in Kornhill Garden▼

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▼Complete record of whereabouts of confirmed variant virus cases (updated on May 6)▼

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