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Omicron|Kong Fanyi: If more people are diagnosed, we must tighten the number of gatherings and stop large-scale events

2022-01-01T02:28:35.270Z


The Omicron variant virus has flowed into the community, and Hong Kong is at risk of a fifth wave of outbreaks. Hong Fanyi, a clinical professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, believes that in the next two or two days, we will know whether there will be a potential community outbreak in Hong Kong.


The Omicron variant virus has flowed into the community, and Hong Kong is at risk of a fifth wave of outbreaks.

Hong Fanyi, a clinical professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong University, believes that in the next two or two days, we will know whether there will be a potential community outbreak in Hong Kong. If more people are diagnosed, local epidemic prevention measures will be tightened and mask removal activities will be carried out. Or to limit the number of people gathered or even close, large-scale events should also be stopped.


Kong Fanyi said that Omicron's infectious power is two to three times higher than Delta, and its incubation period is short. If there is an outbreak, it will be faster.

He pointed out that he took a wait-and-see attitude towards community outbreaks, believing that if there are more cases of infection in the next two or three days, epidemic prevention measures must be tightened, especially in places where activities to remove masks will take place.

Lin Zhexuan, a member of the Legislative Council-designate for the medical and health sector, also pointed out that the public must be psychologically prepared that gatherings during the holiday season in the future may not be held as scheduled.

Asked if it would be too late to tighten social distancing measures until a large-scale outbreak occurs, Lin said that Hong Kong is now in the preparation stage. In addition to restricting the flow of people, it must also consider prevention in various premises and improve tracking methods.

Kong Fanyi said that the overall power of Omicron lies in its high transmission. Even if it is severely ill or has a low mortality rate, if an epidemic breaks out, the number of patients who will enter the intensive care department and severely ill will increase, especially the elderly. Long-term patients and those who have not been vaccinated are mainly.

He believes that for the time being, manpower can cope with it. As long as the number of infected people is not more than that of the third and fourth waves, there should be no shortage of manpower.

Five Cathay Pacific crew members were diagnosed after returning to Hong Kong and even brought the virus into the community. The government immediately tightened the crew members’ return to Hong Kong quarantine requirements until the hotel’s quarantine on the 7th. Kong Fanyi said that requiring the crew members to be quarantined on the 7th was only a “preferential strategy” and believed that in the long run It cannot be sustained. It is considered that the third dose of vaccination is the "top count". It also means that airlines have to tighten penalties and "do not follow the rules to get fired."

He believes that the current epidemic prevention measures for foreign imports have been very strict. "Sooner or later, the virus will arrive in Hong Kong. In the end, it will be the so-called coexistence with the virus."

In the "Wangyue Tower" of Festival Walk, diners were infected. The government required citizens who had been at the patient's premises at a designated time to undergo 7 mandatory tests.

Kong Fanyi explained that Omicron has a short incubation period and can "yin to change" in a short period of time. If the detection is not frequent, it is easy to miss cases, and there is a high chance of community outbreaks. Therefore, more dense detection can avoid leakage.

Coronavirus disease.

Latest | 16 female ground crews at the airport were diagnosed at the beginning of New Year's Day 2022. Compulsory testing has been recruited for new outbreaks | 77 Omicron patients on the list include Times Square Fortress and Sogo Department Store Omicron | A total of 87 first serious cases have been vaccinated men in December You Ying returned to Hong Kong to be diagnosed with Omicron | Cathay Pacific pilot was diagnosed with illness and went to Zhonghuan Pu Bar and customers were transferred to Omicron on New Year's Eve | The flight crew violated the regulations and caused the epidemic to be extremely disappointed. Two people were fined and suspended. Omicron|Cathay Pacific crew quarantine arrangements changed twice a week. Union: Omicron was at a loss.

Source: hk1

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