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New Crown Vaccine | Seven "Privileges" for Injections, Completing two doses can say goodbye to mandatory testing

2021-05-12T00:34:25.813Z


The new crown vaccination program has been launched for 73 days (on the 9th). A total of 1.07 million people have been vaccinated, of which about 670,000 have received the second dose. The government earlier proposed a new way to fight the epidemic and promoted more citizens to be vaccinated.


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Author: Tao Jiaxin

2021-05-09 22:25

Last update date: 2021-05-09 22:50

The new crown vaccination program has been launched for 73 days (on the 9th). A total of 1.07 million people have been vaccinated, of which about 670,000 have received the second dose.

The government earlier proposed a new way to fight the epidemic and promote more citizens to get vaccinated. In addition to having more people to eat in some restaurants, or to participate in banquets for up to 100 people, it will also be more convenient to go to hospitals under the "vaccine bubble". She and the hospital visit relatives and friends.

In the unlikely event that "Greater Jili City" is listed as a close contact of a confirmed case, if the variant virus is not involved, the number of quarantine days can be reduced by half to 7 days, and if the variant virus is involved, quarantine days can also be reduced by 7 days; from most foreign countries Returning to Hong Kong, the number of quarantine days in the hotel can also be reduced by 7 days.

In addition, the authorities only restrict citizens who have been vaccinated with two doses to visit abroad through the tourism bubble.

Those who have completed the vaccination are deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory test announcement, and do not need to accept the mandatory test, and say goodbye to the mandatory test.

▼Starting from April 29th, relax social distancing measures with the vaccine bubble frame▼

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1. You can visit Category D restaurants and banquets for hundreds of people with just one shot

The government has proposed a "new direction for the fight against the epidemic," based on the "vaccine bubble", to gradually relax social distancing and entry-exit quarantine restrictions.

In terms of restaurants, four combinations of A, B, C, and D are adopted, among which the combination of C and D is an "upgraded version."

The restaurant staff has been vaccinated, and all diners have registered with the "Travel with peace of mind" program. The restaurant can extend its business to 12 or 2 in the morning.

Citizens who have received a dose of the vaccine can go to Category D restaurants (all employees have been vaccinated and only scan to travel with peace of mind) for meals with a maximum of 8 people on the same table, or go to such restaurants and participate in a banquet with a maximum of 100 people .

2. You can visit bars, karaoke and party rooms

The authorities set out the conditions for the reopening of bars or pubs, nightclubs or nightclubs, bathrooms, party rooms, and karaoke venues, except that all employees have received at least the first dose of vaccine, and all visitors use Anxin Travel App to record their visits. The authorities stipulate only Only people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine are allowed to patronize.

As for the Mahjong Tianjiu entertainment venue, only employees are required to be vaccinated, and friends of the bird will also patronize without an injection.

▼5.2 A large number of foreign domestic helpers line up for mandatory inspection at Victoria Park▼

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3. The quarantine period for foreign countries returning to Hong Kong can be shortened accordingly

In terms of entry, the authorities classified overseas places into extremely high and very high risks, as well as medium, high and low risks, and China, Australia and Taiwan based on factors such as the epidemic.

Under the new arrangement, residents returning to Hong Kong from low-risk areas of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore who have completed the COVID-19 vaccination will be required to undergo quarantine at designated quarantine hotels from the current 14 days to 7 days, plus another 7 days. Self-monitoring and compulsory testing on the 12th day after arrival in Hong Kong; the number of days for compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels for people arriving in Hong Kong from medium and high-risk areas and having completed the new crown vaccination will be shortened from 21 to 14 days, plus Self-monitoring on the 7th, and forced inspection on the 16th and 19th day after arrival in Hong Kong.

Only returning to Hong Kong from very high and very high-risk areas is countless.

4. Participate in travel bubbles

The authorities are promoting the tourism bubble. The Hong Kong government stipulates that two doses of vaccine must be completed to participate in the tourism bubble.

5. Home quarantine for non-return residents is reduced to 7 days

Those arriving in Hong Kong who have stayed in the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan do not return to Hong Kong under the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program. If they have completed the COVID-19 vaccination, their compulsory quarantine period will also be halved from 14 days to 7 days.

They are then required to conduct self-monitoring for seven days and undergo mandatory inspection on the 12th day after arriving in Hong Kong.

6. The quarantine of close contacts decreased by 7 days

Close contacts of the confirmed person may also benefit if they have completed their vaccination.

If the mutated virus strain is not involved, and close contacts who test negative for the virus, the quarantine period at the quarantine center will be shortened by half to 7 days, and the self-monitoring will continue for 7 days after leaving, and mandatory at the community testing center on the 12th day Detection.

If a variant virus strain is involved, the compulsory quarantine period for close contacts of the confirmed person in the quarantine center can also be shortened from 21 days (counting from the date of last contact with the confirmed case) to 14 days, followed by another seven days of self-monitoring, and then on the 19th day Mandatory testing at the community testing center.

7. Treated as equivalent to a mandatory test

In addition, the government from time to time issues compulsory testing announcements on the "epidemic building", the patient’s workplace, or the premises that have been to the premises. According to the latest arrangement, people who have completed the vaccination, that is, 14 days after the second dose, will be deemed to have complied. There is no need to accept mandatory testing as stipulated in the mandatory testing announcement.

▼5.4 Inspection of the first closed area of ​​Block R in Allway Gardens▼

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Quarantine can be shortened

As for the quarantine in Hong Kong, the government announced on Friday the latest quarantine arrangements for close contacts who have completed vaccination.

After the close contacts of cases not involving variant virus strains meet specific conditions, the compulsory quarantine period can be shortened from 14 days to 7 days for electronic surveillance home quarantine, and the conditions include the need to complete two doses of vaccination 14 days after the first day of the quarantine period and enter the respiratory tract on the first day of the quarantine period The PCR test of the sample must be negative and the serum test result must be positive.

For close contacts of confirmed cases of the variant virus, the quarantine period can be shortened from 21 days to 14 days if certain conditions are met, but they still need to be carried out at the quarantine center. After the quarantine, they need to be self-monitored for 7 days. The community testing center conducts mandatory testing.

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