There were 363 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Hong Kong today (30th), and the number of confirmed cases remained at 3 digits for several consecutive days.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that there is currently no assessment as to when the number of confirmed cases will drop to double digits.
She also believes that it is difficult to assess whether there is an immune barrier in Hong Kong. It is estimated that there are still two to three million people who are still uninfected. In addition, the Omicron variant virus is highly transmissible. Even if the vaccination rate has increased, there is still a risk of infection after vaccination. , the epidemic still has a chance to rebound.
Regarding the fact that only 40 patients were admitted to the hospital yesterday, the Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Liu Jiaxian pointed out that it will be adjusted according to the situation. If necessary, the AWE community treatment facility may be converted to a backup mode, but the flexibility will be maintained. Respond to a rebound in the epidemic or a sixth wave of the epidemic.
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There were 363 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Hong Kong today, and the number of confirmed cases remained at three figures for several consecutive days.
Regarding the trend of the epidemic, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that he has not assessed when it will drop to double digits. He hopes that as the epidemic declines, the number will also get lower and lower.
▼On April 21, restaurants will resume dine-in dinners, and the Japanese-style barbecue restaurant is full▼
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Zhang Zhujun: There is still a chance to rebound from the increase in social activities of the public
After the long Easter holiday, Hong Kong has not seen a sharp rebound in the number of confirmed cases.
Zhang believes that it is difficult to estimate whether there is an immune barrier in the local area, because Omicron can be transmitted to eight to nine people at a time. Even if the university estimates that millions of people have been diagnosed, there are still two to three million people who are not infected, even if the vaccination rate It has increased, but there is still a risk of infection after vaccination.
She continued that, such as May 1st Labor Day or the Buddha's Birthday holiday, citizens have more social activities, and the number of confirmed cases still has a chance to rebound.
▼Hong Kong people living in Shanghai and Beijing returned to Hong Kong to avoid the epidemic on April 28▼
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Hong Kong is under pressure to prevent imports
Hong Kong will relax the entry restrictions for crew members and lift the outbound travel warning.
Zhang said that many places around the world have relaxed entry and exit measures, and the local area is facing the pressure of foreign defense imports.
As for the recent drop in the number of confirmed cases, there were only 40 patients in AWE's community treatment facility yesterday.
Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the role of AWE's facilities is to receive patients from other hospitals to reduce the pressure on the hospital. It will be adjusted according to the situation and may be switched to a backup mode if necessary.
However, he stressed that mobility must be maintained, and the treatment facilities at AWE can be restarted at any time in the face of a rebound or a sixth wave.
Epidemic ｜ 363 confirmed cases were found and 10 cases belonged to BA.2. Descendants of mutated virus imported cases Vaccine Pass ｜ In the second stage, dine-in, gym room and supermarkets will be given two injections Liu Zexing will temporarily build an immune barrier after infection Antibodies have been falling for months, calling for a vaccine outbreak.
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