The fifth wave of the epidemic has maintained a daily increase of about 200 cases. Some people hope that the government will further relax the entry quarantine measures, especially when many places around the world have been closed one after another.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, said on the RTHK program this morning (25th) that even if the quarantine period is shortened from 7 days to 3 days and home quarantine for Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong is made, it is believed that it will have little impact on the overall epidemic situation and severe cases will be affected. and death cases will not increase significantly, but whether to relax or not is an administrative decision, and the government has factors other than scientific considerations.
However, He Boliang also believes that there is a need to maintain a vaccine pass, and that unvaccinated people have a higher risk of infection when entering some places, which will help limit their access to high-risk places.
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He Bailiang said on the RTHK program "Millennium" this morning that after the relaxation of social distancing measures, Hong Kong's daily new cases remained at the level of about 200, and there was no obvious rebound, and the situation was in line with expectations.
He continued to point out that although there is a group at the McDonald's in Taikoo Shing Phase III, it is more likely that the third generation will spread, but unless the virus has a large genetic mutation, it does not matter if there is a small group, which is expected, and the risk of severe disease will not be Especially rising.
Ho Pak Leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong.
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The risk of transmission in schools is lower than that in the community, and parents are urged to vaccinate their children
In addition, St. Catherine's Kindergarten became the first school to partially suspend classes after the resumption of classes.
He Bailiang said that the current rate of confirmed cases among students is similar to the rate of confirmed adults in the community, and believes that the risk of transmission on campus is lower than that in the community or family.
He also mentioned that several children who had not been vaccinated before developed necrotizing encephalitis within a short period of time after contracting the epidemic. Recently, 6 similar cases have been reported in Taiwan. As a result, 5 young children died. He appealed to parents to balance After the risk, arrange for the child to be vaccinated as soon as possible.
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Whether to relax the quarantine period or not is an administrative decision advocating the review of vaccine passports after winter
As for the recent opinions that the government can relax the foreign import prevention measures, but the Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that it will not be relaxed.
He Bailiang believes that border epidemic prevention measures basically cannot achieve 100% interception of imports. Even if the mainland's measures are stricter than Hong Kong's, they cannot completely intercept them.
He continued that after adjusting the relevant measures, other mutant strains may enter Hong Kong, but even if the quarantine period is shortened from 7 days to 3 days, and Hong Kong people are allowed to quarantine at home, it will actually have little impact on the overall epidemic situation. The increase in cases will not lead to a significant increase in severe cases and deaths.
However, he also pointed out that whether to relax or not is an administrative decision, and the government has to consider factors other than science.
Regarding the vaccine pass, he believes that it still needs to be maintained for a period of time, and the measures will help limit the entry of people who have not been vaccinated into high-risk areas. At present, there are still many elderly people who have not been vaccinated, and they still have misunderstandings about the vaccine.
He believes that measures should be reviewed after this winter.
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Risk of monkeypox outbreak in Hong Kong not high
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