Tian Beichen, a deputy to the Hong Kong People's Congress and a member of the Legislative Council of the Real Politics Roundtable, suggested that the government could consider reducing the quarantine period for Hong Kong tourists from the current 7-day hotel quarantine to 3 days, followed by closed-loop management for the next 4 days, and daily nucleic acid testing.
Tian Beichen said on the radio program today that in the past four weeks, the number of imported cases has increased from more than 300 to more than 900 per week, but 90% of the cases were found during the arrival or quarantine period, and very few cases entered the community. It is generally stable. It is believed that as long as no new variant viruses other than Omicron are involved, the conditions for relaxing the quarantine requirements have been met.
He also pointed out that at present, all places that can eat or involve activities that remove masks must use "vaccine passports". Once a confirmed case occurs, it can be traced back to the entry and exit records, and it is possible to find out whether anyone violated the closed-loop conditions.
The chief executive-designate Li Jiachao and the director-general of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, both said recently that they will study shortening the quarantine period for tourists visiting Hong Kong after taking office. Take a "point-to-point" journey.
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