The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong posted on Facebook yesterday (12th) that there may be a large infection group near Kennedy Town, and urgently appealed to teachers and students not to have lunch in the area.
Yuen Guoyong, chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said on a radio program today (13th) that in response to the current development of the epidemic in Hong Kong, it is believed that the community has built an immune barrier to prevent severe illness, and said that citizens only need to get all the vaccines before they can go to restaurants in the district. eat.
He believed that the faculty and students of the Faculty of Medicine often came to the hospital and had to take care of patients, so the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong made the appeal cautiously, but agreed that "the practice is open to question." He also pointed out that the most important message of this small outbreak in Sai Wan Village is that injections are required. , "If you don't have an injection, you shouldn't go for it right away, don't be so stiff, and everyone will be startled when it falls, and it's late and startled."
▼May 12 Enclosure inspection of Xihuan Village▼
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Teachers and students often go to and from the hospital should be cautious but the practice is debatable
Yuan Guoyong said that he did not know that the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong posted an article on the social platform yesterday, but it is estimated that the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering have cooperated to study sewage virus detection. Internships, seeing a doctor, etc., fearing that accidental infection will pose a threat to the patient, so he made an appeal for the sake of stability, emphasizing that the citizens of the district do not need to panic.
He also believes that the medical school's call is only to remind teachers and students to be careful, but the way to release the information is open to question.
Yuan Guoyong, a government expert advisor and chair professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said that the public should not panic over the appeal of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.
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It is estimated that more than 90% of people have been injected or infected to build an immune barrier against severe illness
Yuan Guoyong has repeatedly said that the public does not need to panic. It is estimated that 91% to 95% of the population in Hong Kong has been vaccinated or diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and an immune barrier has been built to prevent severe disease. It is a good example. The diagnosed person has only mild or no symptoms and recovers quickly.
He believes that as long as the citizens are vaccinated, they can continue to eat at restaurants in Kennedy Town.
▼On March 3rd, Yuan Guoyong, an expert from the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, visited Xinwanfu Nursing Home in Xihuan▼
The new crown virus is difficult to eradicate and can only be controlled
Yuan Guoyong said that Hong Kong has entered the stage of controlling the epidemic. Because the new crown virus will not leave human beings, it is difficult to eradicate the epidemic. Temporary elimination will also require greater efforts, which will have a great impact on the economy and life. Therefore, the epidemic must be controlled. That is to control the epidemic to a low level, not to paralyze the medical system, and to minimize deaths and severe cases.
He mentioned that human beings have only defeated smallpox and polio in history. The former is eliminated and the latter is reduced. In 2003, the SARS virus attacked the lungs more often, and most of them caused high fever, which is different from the current new crown virus. Respiratory infections are more frequent, and most of them are mild or asymptomatic and belong to "different worlds".
mild infection in summer
He pointed out that in the summer, the inflammatory reaction of the lungs is relatively mild, the amount of virus released is low, and the survival time is also short, so the government can relax social distancing measures, and pointed out that if you have been vaccinated, you will be infected during this period of time. Epidemic is not a bad thing.
It is hoped that by winter, the overall immune barrier against severe illness will be sufficient, and only high-risk groups such as the elderly and chronically ill patients need another shot.
▼On May 12, the Department of Health announced the outbreak of "Xinwanghui"▼
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong appeals to avoid going to Kennedy Town to clean up sewage with a thousand times higher virus levels. It is a responsible practice. Sai Wan Village | ｜Sewage positive in Sai Wan Village, five public housing estates in the village were sealed off, the closure of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong was lifted on Friday morning.
