"Hong Kong 01" reporters have received reliable information that the Hong Kong government plans to implement the national testing plan in mid-March, and will join the "all people's small foot ban" plan.
According to the news, medical experts all believe that during the period of small-scale quarantine, at most, citizens can only be allowed to go out to the supermarket to buy food and cook at home.
However, some officials have raised objections, arguing that in the living environment in Hong Kong, many people do not even have a kitchen, and if food delivery from restaurants is stopped during the small lockdown period, some people will be in danger of running out of food at any time.
Therefore, experts and senior officials of the Hong Kong government are still discussing whether or not restaurants should be allowed to operate as takeaways.
However, allowing citizens to buy takeaways during the period of small confinement will undoubtedly increase crowds. However, the living environment of many people in Hong Kong is difficult to cook. The government must take into account the needs of people's livelihood during the period of small confinement.
01 EXCLUSIVE｜National testing plans to "minimum foot ban", citizens who are allowed to buy food during the period do not need to panic
▼On February 28th, public supermarkets rushed to buy food▼
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Foreign "city closures" and "foot restrictions" are still allowed to go out to buy necessities
Reliable sources say that in the current national testing plan, the 21st (seven by three) plan and the 9th (three by three) plan are being actively discussed.
There is a technical problem in both of the two national testing programs, that is, the "first 4 days" or "the first 8 days" involve a "minimum nationwide lockdown" program, and both programs allow citizens to go out to buy food, so citizens do not need to panic. Stock up on food.
In fact, the new crown epidemic has spread around the world for more than two years, and many cities have implemented measures such as "closure" and "foot-free" due to the outbreak.
The word "lock down" means that the entire city will be locked down, but the reality is that the lockdown and lockdown measures implemented in different cities are different.
"City closures" and "foot restrictions" vary in different places in terms of time and effectiveness. A lockdown does not necessarily mean that you cannot leave your home at all. It is just an effort to minimize the flow of people and further reduce the risk of infection.
In most places, the lockdown simply requires the closure of all non-essential shop facilities and a rule that only one person per household can be sent a day to buy food and other supplies.
Xi'an city in the mainland is closed to allow people to go out to buy food and medicine
As a major measure in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, mainland China has imposed city closures and foot restrictions, including large cities such as Wuhan and Xi'an.
However, even lockdown orders vary in degree, and the strongest measures will not be applied across the board.
Take Xi'an as an example of the latest large-scale city closure. The epidemic broke out in December last year. The local government imposed a city closure on December 22, and the city's 13 million residents were forced to stay at home.
According to mainland media reports, after Xi'an was closed down, each household in non-key closed-and-controlled communities could send one person for two days to go out to buy daily necessities.
Except for places that sell food and medicine, all other businesses in the city are prohibited.
Without a special permit, private cars are not allowed to drive on the road, and most public transport is suspended to minimize the flow of people.
However, the number of confirmed cases continued to climb. Five days after the closure of the city, the prevention and control measures were suddenly increased. The local government cancelled one harvest every two days, and residents were not allowed to go out. Residents could only buy food and daily necessities through courier companies.
For more than a week in a row, the number of new local confirmed cases in Xi'an exceeded 100 in a single day, and it did not drop slightly until January 2 this year.
Xi'an officials said that since January 10, the city has finally achieved the goal of "community dynamic clearing".
Since then, the restrictions on the ground have been gradually relaxed. On January 24 this year, Xi'an ended the 32-day lockdown, and people with a green health code can leave Xi'an.
▼On February 28, there was a panic buying trend in many supermarkets in Hong Kong▼
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Prospective citizens of Sydney, Australia, have a curfew for shopping within 5 kilometers of the city
In June last year, the epidemic in Sydney, Australia was very severe, and the local government immediately announced the closure order. As the epidemic worsened, the closure order of the New South Wales government and the Greater Sydney area was escalated.
All citizens living in the area, except for approved workers, are not allowed to work across districts.
Approved workers cover a wide range of industries, including grocery stores and supermarkets, snack stores, pharmacies, stationery stores and pet stores, as well as medical care and disciplined services.
During the period of the confinement order, each household can only send one person to go out shopping every day, and the shopping location must be within 5 kilometers of the home, that is, within the area where they live.
In addition, you can only exercise outdoors for up to 1 hour during the period.
A local curfew was also implemented at night. Residents in relevant areas cannot leave their homes from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., except for those with specific work permits and urgent needs.
The entire lockdown took several months.
In fact, the Hong Kong government has changed its public tone on whether to cooperate with the nationwide testing. Chen Zhaoshi, the director of the Food and Health Bureau, said this morning (28th) that the implementation of the grounding order during the national testing cannot be ruled out.
As a result, many citizens rushed to the supermarkets to stock up, causing panic buying in supermarkets and stores in various districts, and many shelves were "cleared".
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