Hong Kong has zero confirmed cases for two consecutive weeks. The new crown vaccine clinical event assessment expert committee jointly convened Hong Fanyi to propose a few days ago that if the elderly vaccination rate reaches 70%, it is possible to relax social distancing measures, including gradual customs clearance.
Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, stated in Hong Kong and Taiwan's "Millennium" today (31st) that the elderly are not active in social activities, and linking elderly vaccination rates with epidemic prevention measures may not be scientific.
He believes that if the vaccination rate in Hong Kong has reached 70 to 80% and the prerequisites for no local outbreaks are met, it can be gradually relaxed, "but not all at once."
Zeng Qiyin believes that if the vaccination rate in Hong Kong has reached 70% to 80% and the prerequisites for no local outbreaks are met, social distancing measures can be gradually relaxed.
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The Hong Kong government announced earlier that Indian or Filipino domestic helpers who have completed the vaccination and met the relevant requirements can start working in Hong Kong yesterday, but the designated quarantine hotels will be unified as the Silka Tsuen Wan Hotel. The relevant arrangements have aroused dissatisfaction among stranded Hong Kong residents.
The Hong Kong government made a follow-up arrangement last night to allow people who have been approved with pin cards and have stayed in high-risk areas to return to Hong Kong.
Zeng Qiyin believes that if the quarantine arrangement for more than 14 days after arrival is maintained, the risk to the community is believed to be limited. Because the currently known variant viruses generally develop within 14 days, the relevant quarantine period is expected to be sufficient to cope with it. Less than 6 virus tests can help identify cases as quickly as possible.
Zeng Qiyinjin believes that the social activities of the elderly are not active, and it may not be scientific to relax the link between the elderly vaccination rate and social distancing measures.
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Expansion of the mechanism for people with approved needle cards to return to Hong Kong depends on the endurance of the local medical system
When asked about the reasons or risks for foreign domestic helpers to stay in the same designated quarantine hotel, he speculated that the arrangement of the Hong Kong government was based on the consideration of the implementation and management of the measures. Observe the changes clearly.” As for whether the mechanism for returning to Hong Kong with approved needle cards should be expanded, he pointed out that, depending on the endurance of the Hong Kong medical system, “step by step, we will develop with other countries.”
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