The specific arrangements for the "red and yellow code" system for safe travel will be announced soon. Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said in an interview with Ta Kung Pao that the technology has now entered the testing stage, and details will be announced soon.
He revealed that the government will gradually expand the yellow code to cover close contacts who live with the confirmed patient.
Red and yellow code: Lu emphasizes the need for "precise anti-epidemic"
Lu Chongmao pointed out that all confirmed patients who are quarantined at home will be issued a "red code", and inbound tourists will be issued a "yellow code", allowing them to shorten the number of days in hotels for quarantine, and will gradually expand the "yellow code" to include those with confirmed cases. close contacts of the patient.
He emphasized that the "red-yellow code" system is to give freedom to non-infected people, increase confidence in the mainland, and achieve "precise anti-epidemic": "Ensure that red should be red, yellow should be yellow, no red or yellow, no red or no. Huang, it's normal, it must be done well."
The government is studying how to shorten the 7-day hotel quarantine days for overseas arrivals. Lu did not disclose how many days during the interview. He only said that more than 80% of the imported confirmed cases were found on the third day of the quarantine hotel, and more than 90% of the cases were found in the hotel. Found on day 5.
In addition, about 4% of the returning passengers from other places were confirmed, that is, 40 people were infected for every 1,000 inbound passengers, and 20 nucleic acids at the airport have been identified. After the third and fifth days of hotel quarantine, more than ten more were found, totaling a total of 20. Found more than thirty.
He asked in return, "Can 990 people be allowed to leave the quarantine hotel? The remaining few can be retrieved through medical monitoring, in conjunction with the 'yellow code' and nucleic acid testing the next day."
Lo Chongmao emphasized that the government still adheres to the attitude of foreign defense import, and the renewal of the quarantine days for incoming passengers is not "flattening" or relaxing, but Hong Kong, as a bridge between the mainland and the world, should not be opposed to the mainland and the international connection.
He also admitted that there is room for improvement in the quarantine time at the airport. He will study the relocation of the airport nucleic acid sampling center and increase the number of sampling centers, and strengthen the promotion of passengers' use of the electronic health declaration system. In the future, the airline will require passengers to complete the electronic health declaration before boarding. Passengers can be issued a "green code" and use the green channel when passing through customs. It is hoped that after the optimization measures, passengers can complete the quarantine within 1.5 hours and obtain a nucleic acid test report.
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