The fifth wave of the epidemic seems to be easing, with 3,254 new confirmed cases today (5th).
Au Ka-wing, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that since citizens were allowed to submit supplementary applications on the rapid test positive reporting website, the authorities received thousands of emails every day due to delayed submission of applications for supplementary quarantine order documents. After reviewing the reasons for the late report, it is reasonable to allow the supplementary procedures.
It has been three months since the fifth wave of the epidemic started at the end of December last year, and nearly 1.2 million people have been infected.
Au Jiarong said that generally recovered patients test positive again within 90 days of recovery, they will be designated as "re-positive"; if they test positive again after 90 days, an investigation will be conducted, and it may be a re-infection.
He pointed out that in the fifth wave of the epidemic, there was a case of recovered patients who had previously been infected with the Alpha or Delta strains and were infected for the second time in the fifth wave.
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Ou Jiarong: If the reason is reasonable, a supplementary report can be approved
Au Ka-wing, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that due to various reasons, many citizens failed to report positive results on the special website of the Department of Health on the day of the rapid test or the next day. The authorities are now receiving thousands of email requests every day. Reissue confirmation of infection and quarantine order documents.
He went on to point out that the authorities will understand the reasons for the failure of citizens to report one by one. If the reasons are reasonable, citizens will be allowed to continue the reporting procedures, including uploading their ID cards and photos of positive tests, and they will be listed as confirmed cases after verification.
However, he pointed out that these cases are lagging cases and are not included in the daily new cases, and the revised figures will be announced at a later time.
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There are patients in recent months who were infected before the fifth wave
Ou Jiarong mentioned that the currently popular new coronavirus strain is Omicron, which is significantly different in antigen from previous virus strains such as Alpha and Delta, so repeated infection will occur.
He continued that some cases were infected before the fifth wave, and if they test positive again during the current wave, the authorities will treat them as new infections.
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The positive test within 3 months of recovery is listed as "Fuyang"
Au Jiarong also pointed out that after 90 days of recovery, if the test result is positive again, there is a chance of re-infection. The authorities will conduct an investigation to check the CT value, viral load and symptoms of the patient.
Generally speaking, recovered patients who test positive within three months are "returned positive". They generally have a low viral load and no symptoms.
However, if the test is positive again after three months of recovery, an investigation will be conducted, including the prevailing virus strain at the time, and a re-infection case will tend to be handled.
He said that in the fifth wave of the epidemic, some cases were reinfected after 90 days of recovery, that is, they were diagnosed for the second time in the fifth wave.
The Department of Health announced in the middle of last month that there were more than 500 patients in the fifth wave of the outbreak who had been infected in the previous four waves.
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