The fifth wave of the new crown epidemic continued to break out. Many residents of Yat Kwai House in Kwai Chung Village were diagnosed and a super transmission chain appeared.
Government expert adviser Yuan Guoyong said last night (20th) that there are not enough quarantine facilities in Hong Kong to isolate the residents of the building, and it is unable to arrange home isolation at night. Residents will be required to test every night until the results are negative before going out.
The DAB urges the government to enclose 18 buildings in Kwai Chung Village for mandatory testing in the form of a community.
The Federation of Trade Unions believes that the general direction is to carry out nationwide testing, but it is expected that the government does not have sufficient testing capacity, and community testing should be carried out at present, and urges the government to provide the affected residents with a suspension of work allowance.
Cheng Wing-shun pointed out that the detection volume of Sham Shui Po is low and urged to strengthen the law enforcement of illegal hawking
Cheng Wing-shun, a member of the Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, pointed out that there are many transmission chains in Sham Shui Po. He is worried and very concerned about the situation. He believes that the government's overall handling of the epidemic is insufficient and not advanced enough. Will be "willing to check", but the situation is not ideal.
The government announced to set up 8 testing centers in Sham Shui Po, but the testing volume is very low. Cheng believes that the reason is that testing is not compulsory. He suggested that unenclosed compulsory testing should be implemented in Sham Shui Po. Cell mandatory detection range.
He also said that he has urged the FEHD and the District Office to conduct deep disinfection and cleaning on the pavement roads of Pei Ho Street, Tai Nan Street and Pei Ho Street Municipal Services Building as soon as possible, as well as the pavement of the pavement and the street stalls on Nan Cheong Street, and at the same time strengthen the law enforcement against illegal hawking. action.
The DAB advocates forcible inspection of Kwai Chung Village Chen Hengpin: Officials do not respond to the proposal
DAB Legislative Council member Chen Heng-pin said that the outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village has made residents panic, and urged the government to implement a community-style compulsory quarantine of 18 buildings in Kwai Chung Village, instead of enclosing only 3 of them.
He explained that there are 18 buildings in the village, including two disciplined service quarters, and more than 40,000 people share shopping malls, markets and bus stops. He described the contact between residents as "very close" and emphasized that "community testing is inevitable."
Chen Hengpin said that he had called the officials of the Food and Health Bureau this morning, but the officials "did not respond" to his advice, which greatly disappointed him. He hoped that the government would make a decision "quickly, ruthlessly, and accurately. I'm worried that I really won't be able to go out on the streets during the Chinese New Year."
Mai Meijuan: Experts say different people are at a loss
Mak Meijuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, criticized that the current epidemic information is not circulating, and government experts have different opinions, which makes the affected residents at a loss. ?” She said that it has been three weeks since the fifth wave of the epidemic broke out, but the government’s testing capacity has not been significantly improved, and she urged the government to increase its testing capacity and increase the number of vaccinations as soon as possible.
She went on to point out that if the government believes that the most ideal way is to isolate at home after assessment, it should notify the public as soon as possible to let the public know whether it is safe to stay in the building and whether they should buy food to prepare for home isolation.
She believes that the government should study testing for the whole population, but believes that the government currently does not have enough testing capacity or needs state support. At the same time, testing should be carried out in the community to expand the testing capacity.
Chan Wing-xin, a member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, is concerned about the work stoppage arrangements for the affected residents, saying that the authorities have not provided clear guidance to employers at present, and urges the government to provide work stoppage allowances to the affected people.
Yang Yongjie promotes the purchase of new crown oral drugs
Yang Yongjie, a member of the Kowloon Neutrality Legislative Council, said that special medicines for the treatment of the new coronavirus have come out one after another. The oral medicines of Merck & Co. and Pfizer have been purchased and used in Europe, America, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and other countries and regions, and the special medicines issued by China have also been Clinical tests have been carried out by the National Institutes of Health and an independent third party, and the effectiveness has been proven to be 80%. He urged the authorities to introduce new crown oral drugs as soon as possible, and took the initiative to request the central government to reserve drugs, and suggested that the Budget should reserve funds Buy oral medicines.
Omicron｜Chen Heng-pin visited Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung to inspect the whole village of Kwai Chung Village Omicron｜Lam Shun-chio predicted that the premises could not be reopened on the fourth day of the first lunar month. The three things mentioned could be the key to breakthrough Self-exit and self-entry without inspection is better than the enclosed prednisone epidemic.
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