Omicron｜Liang Zichao refutes Yuan Guoyong: It is too early to say that the epidemic is under control or misleading the public

The mutant virus Omicron is spreading in the Hong Kong community. Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (13th) that it is too early to say that the epidemic is under control at this stage, and it will even mislead the public. All wilds are well controlled, but this one is the most dangerous.”

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Government expert adviser and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, Yuan Guoyong, said on the commercial program "Let's Start on a Sunny Day" today (13th) that there has been no geometric increase in the number of confirmed cases, indicating that the epidemic is under control.

If the chain of transmission with confirmed cases is maintained, the fifth wave of the epidemic is expected to stop around the Lunar New Year.

Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao later pointed out that if it is too early to say that the epidemic is under control at this stage, there are still many red flags, including that it takes time to identify the source of infection in many cases, and stealth transmission is important for the spread of the mutant virus Omicron.

He believes that it is "misleading" to say that Omicron has not spread geometrically. "Thinking that all wilds are well controlled, this kind of wild is the most dangerous."

Yuan Guoyong, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, recently suggested that high-risk individuals can wear two masks. Liang Zichao pointed out that the biggest problem of surgical masks is not the filtering ability, but the veneer.

He pointed out that if the public can choose a face mask with a closer surface, it can already increase the protection.

High-risk individuals, such as healthcare workers, should wear N95 masks, while others can wear N95 masks from time to time.

He pointed out that the United States also suggested that masks should be used to improve the veneer.

However, he stressed that masks are not a panacea, and citizens should reduce their haunts in high-risk places in the short term.

Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao.

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