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Kong Fanyi expects that the confirmed situation will rise again, social distance must be increased, including two people, one set and most people WFH

2022-02-07T04:08:22.095Z


The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be severe. Kong Fanyi, a clinical professor of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said today that as the authorities may tighten social distancing measures, such as tightening the number of restaurants to two persons, and arranging most people to work from home


The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be severe. Kong Fanyi, a clinical professor of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said today that with the social distancing measures being tightened by the authorities, such as tightening the number of restaurants to two persons, arranging most people to work from home, and We will increase the number of manpower tracking cases, and I believe the situation will improve by then.

He also believes that Hong Kong should adhere to the strategy of dynamic clearing and containment to allow more time to increase the vaccination rate of the public.


Kong Fanyi is a clinical professor at the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.

(File photo / Photo by Ou Jiale)

Kong Fanyi said on the RTHK program "Millennium Times" that recent cases are related to the increase in cross-family gatherings during the Lunar New Year. It is believed that the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong will increase again, and it is expected that social distancing measures will be "spicy", such as reducing to two restaurants. One person, most citizens work from home, reduce going out, and increase manpower for case tracking. The epidemic situation is expected to improve.

He said that in the face of a severe epidemic, it is still necessary to adhere to the dynamic clearing or containment policy, and reserve time to further increase the vaccination rate. It is estimated that in many months, the WHO may classify the new crown pneumonia as an endemic disease, and the global pandemic will Finish.

Regarding the launch of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility by the Hong Kong Government and the launch of the "Anti-epidemic" plan, Kong Fanyi believes that the arrangement is appropriate, explaining that most Omicron patients have mild symptoms, and they are basically symptom-free after receiving 2 to 3 doses of the vaccine, and it takes about 5 days It can be changed from yin to yang, or the CT value reaches 33. If the number of patients increases significantly, the discharge arrangement will have the opportunity to be further relaxed; when the community treatment facilities in AsiaWorld-Expo are full, patients with mild symptoms can be transferred to Penny's Bay for isolation. Go home and isolate for 5 days.

He believes that the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility is an outdoor facility, not a high-rise building, and the air flow is good. All the occupants are confirmed patients, and the staff have appropriate protective equipment. I believe the arrangement is safe.

When Penny's Bay was still unable to receive all patients, he needed to follow the practice of Western countries to arrange home isolation, but he admitted that the family members who lived with him had the chance to be infected, and the practice was not ideal, and he did not want to go to this stage, thinking that the home arrangement was more suitable for his close friends Contacts received brief quarantine.

▼National self-test: reporters tried a new coronavirus rapid antigen test▼


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The rapid test is completed within 3 days, and it is ideal for 80% of the population to participate

As for the government's arrangement of distributing rapid antigen test kits to the whole people, Kong Fanyi believes that the more people participating, the better. The ideal way is to have more than 80% of the population participate within 3 days. I believe that one test is enough; less, the detection procedure is not stable, and the effect is not ideal.

He believes that the above arrangement has the opportunity to find the communicator or his close contacts, and believes that the chance of leakage is small.

In addition, Kong Fanyi believes that the weather is cold and suggests that the authorities open more testing centers for relief.

When asked whether the forced inspection arrangement can replace nucleic acid testing with deep throat samples, he believes that if deep throat saliva is properly sampled, it can replace nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. Better than nasopharyngeal swabs.

▼On February 6th, a dragon appeared in the Fubitai Vaccination Center at the Yenlang Stadium▼


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Kong Fanyi pointed out that it is the most severe and critical period of the epidemic. People can complete the rapid test and traceable cases within 3 days. Omicron |

Kong Fanyi points out that the government is incapable of sending them to quarantine: staying and returning to the village is the safest way to fight the epidemic for two years | Omicron is expected to be like a flu in the future

Source: hk1

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