The number of Omicron cases in Hong Kong has decreased, but the government announced yesterday that it will extend social distancing measures such as the ban on dine-in meals in the evening market from the 14th to the third day of the new year.
When the Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, attended a radio program this morning (15th), the government was worried that the community still had an invisible transmission chain, including the rapid transmission of Omicron, the sixth generation of transmission within two weeks, and sewage monitoring. On the other hand, positive cases were reported in some areas at one time, vertical transmission occurred in buildings, and patients were infected in diverse places. Therefore, all efforts must be made to curb the transmission. "We have a good life first."
Asked whether the government would be overly worried, Chen said that Hong Kong The main premise of the epidemic is "dynamic clearing". If this is achieved, the customs can be cleared and citizens can live a normal life.
▼On January 14, the government announced that the ban on dine-in in the evening market was extended to February 3 on the third day of the new year▼
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Chen Zhaoyu said in the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Saturday Accountability" that the government has noticed a few points and is worried that there are still invisible transmission chains in the community. Therefore, social distancing measures are extended. First, Omicron was found to be highly infectious under case tracking, and it evolved into four generations within a week. The spread has changed into six generations in two weeks, and it is believed that if the crowds are not reduced, the virus will continue to spread.
Earlier, the Tuen Mun East Asia Pharmacy Group was first discovered by her daughter who was a salesperson, and then traced to the empty group. It was believed that there were people with the virus who were not vaccinated in the Tuen Mun community, and they needed to be tested on a large scale in Tuen Mun. Early detection of transmission chains.
In addition, Chen Zhaoshi said that although the number of local confirmed cases of the current wave of the epidemic is less than before, there are still two buildings with vertical transmission.
In addition, the government's sewage monitoring in Hong Kong has shown positive results in some areas of "up and down", and the intermittent test results make it seem that there is a hidden chain of transmission.
It is worth noting that Chen Zhaoshi said that only about 30% of the patients in Hong Kong are asymptomatic, but in Omicron outbreaks around the world, most of the patients are asymptomatic. It is estimated that someone has been infected with the virus but has not been found.
The confirmed locations and conditions of the patients are diverse. Chen Zhaoshi said that the infection of the patients is of course mainly in the places where the masks are not worn, but there are spreads in religious activities and workplaces. He believes that if the flow of people does not decrease, the virus will continue to spread.
Six reasons for failing to relax epidemic prevention measures:
1) Omicron's high infectivity in two weeks changes to six generations of transmission
2) There are people with the virus who have not been vaccinated in the Tuen Mun community
3) There are two buildings with vertical transmission
4) Positive results were found in some areas on the sewage monitoring of the whole territory
5) Only about 30% of the patients in Hong Kong are asymptomatic
6) Diversified locations and conditions of patients
Chen Zhaoshi said that Hong Kong's goal is to achieve dynamic clearing, so that it can clear customs and live a normal life.
(Lu Yiming)
Chen Zhaoshi said that Hong Kong has the goal of dynamic clearing, so it is judged that all efforts must be made to curb the spread. "We have a good life first." , failed to effectively block the interception,” referring to the extension of the “gathering restriction order” for 14 days to reduce the flow of people in order to “step on the road to success.”
I asked that Tuen Mun District has carried out large-scale testing. Many districts in Hong Kong have conducted building enclosure testing, but no invisible transmission chain has been found. Is the government overly concerned?
Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that because the main premise is dynamic clearing, so that citizens can "clear customs and live a normal life". He does not think it is too worrying. He pointed out that the operation and implementation of the measures must be implemented quickly to protect the health of the public.
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Due to the short incubation period of Omicron, the government had earlier shortened the quarantine period for close contacts of Omicron patients to the 14th day. When asked whether it was unfair to maintain the quarantine period for 21 days when they returned to Hong Kong from other places, Chen Zhaoshi responded that foreign import prevention measures must be strict. , the government has been paying attention to the assessment, pointing out that more data is needed to relax the import of foreign defense, and will continue to review, and in the past, some cases appeared after 14 days of quarantine.
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