Xu Shuchang: Experts advocate relaxation of entry quarantine, requiring antibody-positive government or not adopting it due to technical problems

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Written by: Zheng Cuibi

2021-05-08 08:56

Last update date: 2021-05-08 08:56

The government yesterday announced new measures to relax the quarantine period. People entering Hong Kong from overseas who have completed the COVID-19 vaccination can shorten the quarantine period according to the risk of their origin, without the need for prior detection of antibodies in their bodies.

Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of the Chinese University, stated on a radio program today (8th) that when the two scientific committees under the CHP are discussing how to relax quarantine, it is recommended that the quarantine should be relaxed only when the entrants are tested for antibodies. Its quarantine period requirements.

He estimated that the government did not adopt this proposal in the end, or because of technical considerations, it may take a long time to require immigrants to wait for virus and antibody test results at the airport.

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Xu Shuchang stated on the commercial program "Politics and Economics Saturday" that the Science Committee recommended that entrants should also be tested for antibodies before relaxing their quarantine period. He described the possibility of "multiple guarantees", but in the end the government did not adopt it, or because of technical issues. , If you need to require immigrants to wait for the virus and antibody test results at the airport, it may take a long time, and the number of people waiting is large, with more than 10,000 people at any time.

Xu Shuchang, government expert consultant and Chair Professor of Respiratory Department of CUHK.

(Information Picture/Photographed by Li Zetong)

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