In recent months, the Hong Kong government is discussing customs clearance with the Mainland. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced tonight (9th) that it is investigating four preliminarily confirmed imported cases, all of which were discovered after arriving in Hong Kong and entering the community, including two Cathay Pacific cargo pilots. .
Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao responded to the enquiry of "Hong Kong 01" and pointed out that this case involved a cargo plane crew member exempted from quarantine, which is different from the previous imported case, and the relevant case poses a certain risk of community transmission: "Can you do customs clearance? If it happens frequently, it will make people lose confidence.” He suggested that the authorities should fix the loopholes as soon as possible, otherwise the surrounding cities will find it difficult to have confidence in Hong Kong’s foreign defense imports.
As for the government expert consultant and Chair Professor of Respiratory System of CUHK, Xu Shuchang said that there are no signs of community outbreaks in Hong Kong at the moment, and it is expected that the progress of customs clearance negotiations will not be affected at this stage.
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Liang Zichao: The authorities should fix the loopholes in the exemption from inspection, otherwise the surrounding cities will hardly be confident
Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao pointed out that this case involved cargo plane crew members who were exempted from quarantine and was different from previous imported cases.
Both of them discovered the diagnosis after returning to Hong Kong residents to enter the community. Liang Zichao believes that the case shows that there are still loopholes in the quarantine exemption practice. In addition, the world is currently relaxing entry and travel restrictions, which may increase the risk of virus infection for the crew members.
Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao pointed out that if a new case is discovered after mandatory testing in a building, it shows that the virus has flowed into the community and will have a certain impact on customs clearance.
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When asked whether the current case will affect customs clearance, Liang Zichao bluntly stated that the relevant case has a certain risk of community transmission: "It can happen frequently during customs clearance. It will make people less confident." He continued, if the building is mandatory to be tested. New cases were discovered later, showing that the virus has flowed into the community and must have an impact on customs clearance.
He also said that even if there are no new confirmed cases after the mandatory inspection, "it may not be guaranteed that you will be lucky every time, sooner or later." confidence.
After customs clearance, a fusing mechanism should be set up, but there is no need to include input cases
Liang Zichao also said that after customs clearance, it is necessary to set up a fuse mechanism, but it is not immediately called the suspension of customs clearance when there is a confirmed case.
He pointed out that the authorities should carefully investigate the case, including checking whether their close contacts have been diagnosed, and whether the case has been re-discovered at the residence and workplace, etc., to determine whether the case is a Fuyang case; if there is no community transmission, there is no need to stop. For customs clearance, the fusing mechanism does not need to include input cases.
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, also said that there is no sign of a community outbreak in the case, and customs clearance will not be affected at this stage.
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Xu Shuchang: There is no sign of community outbreak, and customs clearance will not be affected at this stage
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System at CUHK, also said that there is no sign of a community outbreak in the case, and customs clearance will not be affected at this stage.
He believes that exemption from quarantine is always risky, but if tightening of relevant measures has a chance to affect freight, he continued that if the epidemic "is calm, quarantine can be exempted, but the proportion of positives starts to rise, and it is necessary to consider tightening to reduce the fifth wave of community outbreaks." Risk”, and suggested that all crew members should receive the third dose of vaccine as soon as possible.
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