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Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong from 8 areas in southern Africa must be quarantined at Penny's Bay for 7 days and then quarantined at hotels for 14 days

2021-11-27T13:12:01.173Z


The Department of Health announced today (27th) that in response to the World Health Organization’s latest announcement on the mutant virus strain Omicron, the center will request from eight regions in southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho,


The Department of Health announced today (27th) that in response to the World Health Organization’s latest announcement on the mutant virus strain Omicron, the center will request from eight regions in southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, (Namibia and Zimbabwe) Hong Kong residents arriving in Hong Kong will go to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for 7 days of quarantine. During this period, they must be tested for the virus every day, and the health of the person must be monitored by medical staff. Then they can go to the designated designated quarantine. The hotel completes the remaining mandatory quarantine requirements, which is a 14-day hotel quarantine.


The WHO upgraded the B.1.1.529 mutant virus strain to a mutant virus strain of concern on November 26 (Geneva time) and named it Omicron.

This mutant virus strain has a large number of mutations, and the WHO received a notification from South Africa on November 24 of the first case.

In addition, according to the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this mutant virus strain has the most mutations since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia. It is concerned that it may be more transmissible and affect the effectiveness of the vaccine, and may increase the risk of re-infection. .

According to official information, in addition to the virus strain information of the two cases provided by the SAR government, Omicron mutant virus strains have appeared in many regions, including Botswana, South Africa, Israel and Belgium.

For further risk assessment, the Center for Health Protection has contacted Israeli and Belgian health authorities to obtain details of local imported cases.

Two cases of Omicron variant in Hong Kong remain imported cases

In Hong Kong, according to whole-genome sequencing conducted by the Public Health Laboratory Service of the Department of Health, two imported cases (case numbers 12388 and 12404) announced earlier have been found to contain Omicron mutant virus strains.

The center has arranged for people who have stayed in the three rooms connected to the left and right of rooms 5111 and 5112 of the Regal Airport Hotel from November 11 to 14 to go to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for a 14-day compulsory quarantine. There are no new ones for the time being. Related confirmed cases.

▼A group of mainland experts visited the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center▼


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Starting at midnight today, the government, together with South Africa, which is already a designated area in Group A, has also designated Botswana, as well as adjacent Swaziland, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, as designated areas in Group A. It is prohibited from 21 Non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed there in the past day enter the country.

According to the current regulations, all persons who have stayed in the designated areas of high-risk group A on the day of boarding/arrival or 21 days before must be Hong Kong SAR residents who have completed vaccination and hold an approved vaccination record before boarding and coming to Hong Kong. Compulsory quarantine at the designated quarantine hotel for 21 days after arrival in Hong Kong.

Tighten quarantine requirements for Hong Kong residents arriving in Hong Kong from eight regions in southern Africa

In order to strengthen the monitoring of the mutant virus strain Omicron, starting from 0:00 tomorrow, the center requires residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region arriving in Hong Kong from the relevant eight southern African regions to go to the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center for a seven-day quarantine arrangement, during which virus testing must be carried out every day. , And the health status of the person will be monitored by medical staff.

After seven days of quarantine arrangements at the Quarantine Center, the person concerned can be allowed to go to the designated quarantine hotel booked to complete the remaining compulsory quarantine requirements. During this period, testing must also be carried out on the 9, 12, 16 and 19 days, and on the 26th of arrival in Hong Kong. Tian went to the community testing center to accept mandatory testing.

The government has also stepped up monitoring of designated quarantine hotels to ensure that designated quarantine hotels comply with the specified infection control requirements at all times, and once again reminded quarantine personnel to keep room windows and wear surgical masks when opening hotel doors.

No direct flights arrived in Hong Kong from southern Africa

A CHP spokesperson said that although there are currently no direct flights arriving in Hong Kong in the eight regions of southern Africa, it has been noted that the Omicron mutant virus strain has appeared in many parts of the world. Therefore, we must be prepared to take the most stringent epidemic prevention measures. , To prevent the mutated virus strain from flowing into the local community, and review the effectiveness of epidemic prevention measures from time to time.

Macau has also tightened relevant quarantine requirements

On the other hand, the Macau government also announced that, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 4 of Decree No. 81/99/M and Article 2 of Law No. 2/2004, the Ministry of Health will prohibit civilian aircraft from carrying any People who have been to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique or Malawi within 21 days have traveled to Macau.

Omicron︱ Germany and the Czech Republic respectively found suspected cases of the new variant virus. All patients have been to Africa. The African variant virus has struck Hong Kong. Effective Saturday, non-Hong Kong people who have stayed in 8 countries in southern Africa have been banned from entering New Coronary Pneumonia.

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Source: hk1

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