Cathay Pacific recently tightened the guidelines for exemption from quarantine for crew members returning to Hong Kong. They are only allowed to leave home for a maximum of two hours a day for the first 3 days of returning to Hong Kong.
Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (17) that the authorities need to review the adequacy of Cathay Pacific’s quarantine guidelines, including whether they will require family members to undergo medical surveillance and antigen testing. The density and method of the test, etc.
It is recommended to adopt "closed-loop management".
He believes that there is still a certain risk of outbreak, and suggested that the existing hotel quarantine arrangements can be followed.
During the period of exemption from quarantine after arrival from Frankfurt, Germany, three consecutive pilots of Cathay Pacific Airways were diagnosed during the quarantine exemption period. Cathay Pacific tightened the guidelines for exemption from quarantine for crew members returning to Hong Kong, and was only allowed to leave home for a maximum of two hours per day for the first three days of return to Hong Kong.
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Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, pointed out that it is appropriate for the authorities to require the crew members who have stayed in Frankfurt to be quarantined for 21 days, and that the fifth wave of outbreaks can be avoided.
However, regarding Cathay Pacific’s tightening of guidelines for exemption from quarantine for crew members returning to Hong Kong, he said that the authorities need to review whether the guidelines are adequate, including the daily travel arrangements for the first 3 days of returning to Hong Kong, the density and methods of antigen testing, and whether they need to live together. The family members are under medical supervision.
He pointed out that if "closed-loop management" requires crew members in high-risk areas to be quarantined at the same hotel, there may still be personnel with the virus spreading the virus in the hotel, posing a risk of outbreak. It is recommended that the general public’s quarantine arrangements be followed. It is better to conduct quarantine with ordinary citizens in hotels, and restrict crew members’ activities in high-risk areas.
He pointed out that if the airlines need to be exempted from quarantine because they have insufficient manpower, applying for more pilots and crew members can make the schedule more flexible, and the government has the responsibility to communicate with the airlines.
Zeng Qiyin, co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association.
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