A 13-year-old girl who had shared a room with an infected girl in Macau arrived in Hong Kong via "Easy Return to Hong Kong" this Monday (2nd).
The Director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, Ho Pak-liang, stated on a program on RTHK today (5th) that if girls arriving in Hong Kong are infected, the incubation period has been 10 days apart. Although the chance of infection cannot be ruled out for the time being, the risk is not high.
As for a 43-year-old local welder at a construction site who tested positive for the virus earlier, the Centre for Health Protection believes that it may be a "fuyang" case.
He Boliang said that there is currently no information to determine whether a site worker has a recent infection or "rejuvenation", and that the case should be regarded as a new infection before it is determined. The isolation and tracking work should be strict, because once the patient has a secondary infection or the community has The invisible transmission chain will be dangerous.
"Easy-to-Hong Kong" girls sharing the same room with Macao infected girls have low chance of infection
The government announced yesterday (4th) that a 13-year-old girl who came to Hong Kong through "Easy Return to Hong Kong", who had been diagnosed with a mutated virus in Macau, participated in the Xi’an Dance Exchange and lived with them from July 19th to 24th. The room is classified as a close contact.
The girl tested negative yesterday. He Boliang, director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, said today that the incubation period of the returnee girl has passed 10 days. Although the risk of infection is not ruled out, the risk is not high.
Suspension of easy-to-return to Hong Kong, suitable for medium-risk areas, returning to Hong Kong should be quarantined at hotels on the 14th
Regarding the government’s suspension of the “Easy-to-Hong Kong” program outside of Guangdong Province starting today, He Boliang believes that although the confirmed cases in Nanjing and related provinces and cities are currently declining, they have not been completely cleared. It can be further tightened. Those returning to Hong Kong from mid-risk areas in the Mainland should be quarantined in hotels for 14 days, and it is believed that the number of people involved is not large.
The Delta variant virus is raging. He Boliang said that at present, most provinces in the mainland require immigrants to hold a 24-hour negative test certificate. The exchanges between Macau and Zhuhai have recently been tightened to 12 hours. He believes that Hong Kong should also tighten relevant arrangements to within 48 hours; The government also agrees to strengthen communication with the Mainland to avoid "leakage" cases.
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In addition, there was a newly confirmed case in Hong Kong yesterday. The patient was a 43-year-old welder on a construction site. The Centre for Health Protection suspects that it may be a Fuyang case.
He Boliang pointed out that it has not been possible to determine whether the case is a new infection or a reyang case, and it needs to be tested again.
He mentioned that if the case is a recent new infection, the antibody level will rise sharply; if it is a Fuyang case, the antibody level will not increase significantly.
In addition, close contacts of the patient can also be tested. If infected antibodies appear in their bodies, then the worker can be judged as a new case of infection.
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He Boliang: "Grain Needle" is a Top Priority
He Boliang also believes that the mainland and Macau have done a good job in controlling the epidemic, but there are occasional cases. Therefore, in the long run, Hong Kong should increase the vaccination rate.
He also pointed out in the commercial channel program that the current important task in Hong Kong must be "grain needles." The whole city must do it together. This is an important way for Hong Kong society to return to normal.
He pointed out that there is a need for regular testing itself. Since Hong Kong has safe vaccines and security data, people who do not vaccinate due to personal choice must pay for the testing fee. The government is currently following this direction. He also believes that the practice "is Certainly reasonable".
He also pointed out that the government has been working on "grain needles" for six months. If it thinks that the work needs to enter a new stage, it "does a good job in all aspects", unanimously requesting injections from the staff in the listed premises, and encouraging the business community to cooperate in doing it.
He also mentioned that many governments around the world have clear vaccination rate targets, reaching a certain number of people before a specified date. He believes that the Hong Kong government can also consider, for example, reaching 4.7 million vaccination before October 1 (70% of the eligible population) Wait.
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