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"Fifth wave of epidemic must be exploded" Yuan Guoyong advocates six measures to respond to WFH?

2021-06-01T04:52:36.996Z


Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, announced today (29th) that the fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong should have been over, and it has been "cleared" for more than a month. However, he believes that even if the virus is strictly prevented, such as the mainland and Taiwan,


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2021-05-29 19:30

Last update date: 2021-05-29 20:19

Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong, announced today (29th) that the fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong should have been over, and it has been "cleared" for more than a month.

However, he believes that even if the virus is strictly prevented, such as the Mainland and Taiwan, there have been outbreaks in recent days. It can be seen that the virus will have an opportunity to relax a little bit. Frankly speaking, it is not time to relax, but to study how to prepare for the arrival of the fifth wave. It is hoped that even if the fifth wave really breaks out, society will not stop business and classes anymore, but will allow people who have been vaccinated to lead a more normal life.

Yuan Guoyong bluntly said that it is not time to talk about relaxation, but to study how to prepare for the arrival of the fifth wave. He hopes that even if the fifth wave really breaks out, the society will not stop business and classes again, but can allow people who have been vaccinated to spend more time. normal life.

(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)

Yuan Guoyong pointed out that the fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong should have ended, and the goal of clearing it for 28 consecutive days has also been achieved.

However, he believes that once a variant virus flows into the community, a fifth wave may break out.

He believes that society should think about how to live a relatively normal life when the fifth wave breaks out. Here are his suggestions:

1. Schools should not be closed

He pointed out that the suspension of classes will affect the physical and mental health of children. Even if the fifth wave breaks out, students who have been vaccinated should be allowed to return to school, while students who have not been vaccinated can take online classes at home.

Schools should start to study how to support the implementation of this measure in terms of information technology.

2. Restaurants should not stop for dinner in the evening market

He believes that if a new wave breaks out in the future, restaurants where employees have been vaccinated should be able to continue to provide dine-in food without time limit, "I will ignore you until two o'clock in the morning (early morning)," but other restaurants should only be in Dine-in is provided at lunchtime.

He believes that this is how the industry can survive, and that closure of business will only result in the closure of restaurants and unemployment of employees.

▼From May 24th, schools at all levels will be able to give full half-day face-to-face instruction▼

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3. Residents of the epidemic building can choose not to evacuate

In the past, when there was a suspicion of horizontal or vertical transmission, the residents of the building had to evacuate to the quarantine center. He believes that if they have been vaccinated, the residents should have the right to choose whether to evacuate, but the premise is mandatory testing.

4. The quarantine period can be reduced for those entering the country after completing the vaccination

He believes that 21-day quarantine is a cruel practice, which affects people’s physical and mental health. He suggested that if an entry has been vaccinated and he is tested for antibodies and the nucleic acid test is negative, the quarantine period can be shortened.

However, at present, the government is unable to test antibodies for immigrants, so he believes that it is not suitable to introduce this relaxation for the time being.

▼On May 28th, Sino and China Land announced the launch of a vaccination campaign for the luxury residence Kaihui▼

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5. Improve indoor air circulation

He believes that the fourth wave of multiple group outbreaks is related to the activities of removing masks indoors. Therefore, restaurants, workplaces, schools, fitness centers, entertainment venues, and multi-person gathering places should improve indoor air circulation.

6. Get vaccinated as soon as possible to achieve 80% herd immunity

He believes that if 80% of the people are vaccinated or no longer need to wear masks, it is safe to hold and participate in public gatherings.

Yuan Guoyong criticized the government for inadequate explanations at the beginning, failing to provide information on the deaths and strokes of people without injections at the same time, which caused the public to mistakenly believe that the vaccine would cause serious abnormal reactions.

(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)

Regarding the situation of Hong Kong citizens hesitating about vaccines, Yuan Guoyong said that he had come into contact with some medical staff. They were also worried that injections would lead to death and miscarriage. He criticized the government for insufficient explanations at the beginning and failed to provide the number of deaths and strokes of people without injections at the same time. Such information has caused the public to mistakenly believe that the vaccine will cause a serious abnormal reaction.

He emphasized that most of the current deaths after autopsy were severe coronary heart disease and vascular embolism, which had nothing to do with vaccines.

He also pointed out that if the vaccine is not vaccinated now, even if a booster appears in the future, it will not be eligible for vaccination. He also mentioned that Hong Kong's low vaccination rate will make it difficult for the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to purchase vaccines.

▼Eight funded universities to vaccinate the new crown vaccine ▼

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In addition, he believes that future injections may become a necessary condition for communication with various countries. It is necessary to set up antibody tests at airports to test whether people who have been injected have antibodies. Experts have made suggestions to the government, but the government still needs to study which test tool to use, such as It is to draw blood or "finger" (blood sampling needle), but also need to explore the issue of logistics, it is unknown when it will happen.

He said that if antibodies were tested for immigrants early in the morning, the five recent cases of non-local infections would be known as soon as possible. "It will be hard to make sure that it does not affect the reset." It can also be used to determine whether immigrants are actually vaccinated in the future. With the vaccine, the results are expected within 20 minutes.

Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said that if an antibody test is required for immigrants, a variety of factors are required, including how many people are tested and the sensitivity of the test.

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