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Fifth wave | N95 masks for all? Yuan Guoyong: It is very expensive and difficult to wear two surgical masks every day

2022-01-12T06:34:05.240Z


The mutant virus Omicron invaded the local community. Vertical transmission occurred in the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point, and a male resident living in Room 9B was initially diagnosed. Government expert Yuan Guoyong said after inspecting the scene this afternoon (12th) that the current wave of epidemic


The mutant virus Omicron invaded the local community.

Vertical transmission occurred in the third phase of Fenglin Garden in North Point, and a male resident living in Room 9B was initially diagnosed.

Government expert Yuan Guoyong said after inspecting the scene this afternoon (12th) that the second case of vertical transmission has already occurred in this wave of epidemics. Unlike the previous two waves of epidemics, vertical transmission occurred only when many people in the community were infected, which shows the ability of Omicron to spread through air "It's so strong", if there is little time, go to the Tuen Mun pharmacy to shop for five minutes, and all wear masks, but it has caused transmission.

He suggested that citizens can wear two surgical masks to increase protection and filtering ability.


Yuan Guoyong, a government expert, said that the second vertical transmission of the current wave of the epidemic is very fast, which is different from the previous two waves of vertical transmission when many people in the community were infected. It appears." It can be seen that "Omicron's air transmission ability is very strong." If you have less time to go shopping at the Tuen Mun pharmacy for five minutes, all of them wear masks, but they are already infected.

Regarding the local proposal to wear N95 masks in the United States, Yuan Guoyong believes that Hong Kong does not need to wear N95 masks for all people for the time being, because the number of cases in the community is still low, but suggests that the public can consider wearing two surgical masks to increase protection and filtering ability, "It may be worth considering." .

He went on to say that N95 is very expensive, it is impossible to change it every day and everyone wears it. I use N95 to talk for ten minutes and I have started to get short of breath, and it is not feasible to wear it from morning to night.

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He appealed to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible, which can reduce symptoms and conditions, and the viral load can also drop quickly.

He went on to point out that there are cases showing that the symptoms and conditions of non-vaccinated cases are more severe, and their viral load will remain for a long time, "This is not good, it is not good for the patient itself, and for his close contacts Neither is good.”

Omicron|13 locations listed as high-risk locations in Tsim Sha Tsui East ClubOne, North Point Vitality, and McDonald’s are on the list for closed area testing|North Point Fenglin Garden Phase III and Tuen Mun Po Tin Village three completed forced inspections and no confirmed cases were detected|Po Tin Village North Point Fenglin Garden Omicron, an employee of North Point Securities, a security guard at Penny's Bay, is surrounded | Suspected that a piece of silver paper detonated the "epidemic panic" in Tuen Mun, research revealed that the virus can keep banknotes on the 2nd. It's like never playing

Source: hk1

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