Due to the widespread spread of the Omicron virus, the authorities announced new requirements that designated quarantine hotels need to implement additional infection control and surveillance measures, including neighboring residents of Omicron patients who must be tested daily for seven days.
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 (22) that the risks in Hong Kong have increased. Good infection control etc.
Zeng Qiyin, co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association.
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Zeng Qiyin, the co-chair of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, pointed out that patients with the variant virus Omicron have a high viral load in the first 24 hours after infection. Coupled with the virus’s strong replication and contagion power, when the patient is unaware that he is infected, it is already OK. Spread the virus.
With the Christmas holiday, the proportion of tourists returning to Hong Kong from other places will increase, and the risks will also increase.
The authorities require the quarantine hotel to arrange daily testing for residents staying in the adjacent and opposite rooms of the Omicron case until the seventh day after the patient leaves the hotel, and residents who have completed the compulsory quarantine must also undergo additional testing in the community.
Zeng Qiyin described the arrangement as being delayed, but the authorities also need to do a good job in tracing contacts.
He suggested that in the long run, the government should consider improving the plan to reduce the chance of spread, including limiting the number of tourists staying in quarantine hotels, limiting the number of people on each floor, and ensuring that hotels have implemented infection control measures, including disinfection and ventilation systems.
The authorities announced new requirements a few days ago, and the designated quarantine hotels need to implement additional infection control and surveillance measures.
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