The red-yellow code measures, which the government has released for a long time to prepare for customs clearance, were once accused of failing to solve technical problems and were not announced last week.
The Chief Executive's Office informed the media this morning that at 10:30 a.m., they will go to the Government Headquarters to interview the press conference of the "Correspondence to the Epidemic Guidance and Coordination Group" chaired by the Chief Executive, Li Jiachao.
In terms of the new crown epidemic, Hong Kong reported 4,272 new confirmed cases yesterday and five more deaths.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that the Omicron variant virus strain branch BA.5 may become mainstream in the future. Fortunately, the severe disease rate is not high. The current vaccine is still effective in preventing serious disease and reducing the risk of death.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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[11:30] Li Jiachao pointed out that the yellow code measure has no intention of extending to general close contacts at this stage, because Hong Kong has failed to introduce nucleic acid testing requirements to close contacts.
Lu Chongmao pointed out that the calculation method of the local confirmed quarantined persons and the quarantine period is that the day of occurrence is "DAY 0", "it is the definition of alignment", so passengers cannot be said to have been quarantined for one day after arriving in Hong Kong, so "DAY 3" The quarantine is completed in the morning, that is, most of the 72-hour quarantine is eligible for the 3-day quarantine period.
Lu also pointed out that people with yellow codes cannot enter high-risk places, including hospitals and institutions.
[11:25] Lu Chongmao pointed out that the "3+4" plan was considered after risk assessment, because 80% of the imported cases can be found through the 3-day hotel quarantine, and the hotel quarantine effect on the 4th day is not high, and home surveillance can also be used for the 4th day Identify imported cases to block transmission, and the risk is lower than community transmission, so wearing a mask can be done.
[11:15] Li Jiachao said that under the new "3+4" measures, people with yellow codes will be restricted from going out. The government will step up inspections and law enforcement, and relevant colleagues will work harder.
He believes that most people are willing to abide by the restricted activities under the "3+4" plan, because the restrictions have been reduced to a minimum.
As for the completion of the 3-day hotel quarantine, those entering the country can go home on their own. People with yellow codes have to take a quick test every day. If they are negative, they can use transportation, so they can go home on their own. If there is no suitable place to live, they can continue to quarantine in ordinary hotels.
The implementation of the red-yellow code this time is to operate and distribute the red-yellow code based on the information of the vaccine passport, while the vaccine passport is given according to the actual name of the individual, and is based on the existing measures to "distribute the code", which is no different from the existing practice.
[11:10] Li Jiachao pointed out that there is no contradiction between connecting with the world and normal customs clearance to the mainland, and both should be actively done.
He mentioned that the 3+4 plan this time is to balance the risks under controllable conditions, and hope to maintain people's livelihood activities and Hong Kong's competitiveness, and try to give the society the greatest motivation and economic power to protect lives and have normal people's livelihood activities.
As for normal exchanges with the mainland, we are still working hard. First of all, we must abide by the mainland's policy of abiding by the epidemic, and the mainland's standard is 7+3 (7 hotels and 3 monitoring).
He mentioned that he understands the risk requirements of the mainland to control the epidemic. When discussing customs clearance with mainland units, he hopes to minimize the inconvenience. He hopes to explain the actual situation in Hong Kong to the relevant mainland authorities, so as to reduce the inconvenience of customs clearance as soon as possible.
However, until a consensus is reached, the details of the discussions between the two places are not planned to be made public.
He reiterated that there is no contradiction between customs clearance overseas and the mainland, and both sides will be promoted.
[11:00]
Feng Haoxian pointed out that under the new system, the arrival day of passengers who have just arrived in Hong Kong will be defined as "DAY 0", and the number of days for hotel quarantine is "DAY 1 - 3". Hotel quarantine can be completed at noon on DAY 3, and then Continue 4-day home medical surveillance.
Passengers who have already booked a hotel under quarantine for the 7th day do not need to change the booking. They can use the original booking documents for boarding and entry, and can leave the hotel in advance at noon on DAY3.
Since most of the tourists will check out in the morning, the hotel has to handle the check-out procedure according to the infection prevention measures. Therefore, in the morning, we hope that the passengers will wait patiently for the instructions of the hotel staff.
As for the passengers who have already checked in, according to the past practice, the hotel will be arranged to complete the test first, and after the negative test, they can leave early in an orderly manner.
According to the contract between the government and the hotel, if the number of days is changed due to the inspection system, refunds will be issued to passengers. However, the hotel industry has stated that it is difficult to process tens of thousands of refund requests at the same time, so passengers are expected to wait patiently.
[10:58] Huang Zhiguang pointed out that only those who have been programmed with red and yellow codes need to update the Anxin travel app.
New arrivals can download the latest version directly.
Among them, when you enter the active inspection area and scan the blue code, you can enter, but if the medical supervision committee turns yellow, the scanner at the entrance shows that the yellow code is not allowed; the person diagnosed with the red code must report the data to the system for comparison, and the red QR code indicates Reminder of home isolation, red code people entering the premises will be displayed in red, and follow-up related violations of leaving the isolation site after recording. There is no action.
The authorities will brief the listed premises on the new measures later, reminding them to update their scanners.
If the security user does not have Internet access, although it will be displayed in blue, if it is a confirmed person, a red code will be detected, and a red code will be detected in front of the network function.
[10:50]
Sun Dong pointed out that the red-yellow code measures are only applicable to those who come to Hong Kong at the airport, and other citizens can continue to use the original safe travel and vaccine passes.
[10:40] Lu Chongmao said that after the measures of red and yellow codes are implemented, external defense can be implemented.
Among them, the red code is used to identify confirmed cases and ensure compliance with quarantine measures, while the yellow code is used to identify people entering overseas or Taiwan until the quarantine period is completed.
He mentioned that since July 8, the nucleic acid test requirements for arriving passengers during the two-day hotel quarantine period have been increased. After analyzing the data of the past four weeks, it was found that 4% of the inbound people were confirmed to have the virus, but half of the cases were nucleic acid tests on arrival at the Hong Kong airport. It has been identified, and the nucleic acid test on the next day in the designated quarantine hotel has also found a total of 80% of the cases, that is, for every 1,000 people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas or Taiwan, 40 imported cases were recorded. It is also only 8 per 1,000 people, that is, less than 1% positive, and the risk level is similar to that of the local area.
In other words, it does not seem cost-effective to quarantine hotels for 7 days at present, and it also affects the connection between Hong Kong and the international community. Therefore, the entry quarantine arrangement is revised.
He reiterated that during the period of medical surveillance, in addition to checking body temperature and health status every day, it is necessary to accept the yellow code restriction at the same time, that is, not to enter the premises involving the vaccine pass except for masks and group gatherings, but also to have daily rapid testing and regular nucleic acid testing. During the monitoring period, tourists can carry out daily activities while wearing masks, such as riding in cars, going to work, entering department stores, and purchasing sun and moon supplies in the market, so as to take care of their daily needs and carry out essential activities.
All in all, passengers arriving in Hong Kong will be quarantined in designated hotels for 3 days. If they get a negative PCR nucleic acid test result on the morning of the 3rd day, they will be arranged to leave the hotel from 9:00 a.m. at the earliest and return to the housing enterprise for 4-day home medical monitoring until the seventh day. Sunday morning at 9AM.
During the "3+4" period, the yellow code for entry quarantine will take effect, and the yellow code will be automatically cancelled on the seventh day. After the cancellation, people arriving in Hong Kong will still have to monitor their health for 3 days. Although the hotel testing period has been adjusted, it will continue to be Implement rigorous testing, requiring arrivals to undergo several nucleic acid tests at airports, hotels, and testing centers throughout the entire process, including the day of arrival, the second day, the fourth day, the sixth day, and the ninth day. Day 10.
Passengers arriving in Hong Kong must complete an electronic health declaration before boarding. Passengers who meet the vaccination requirements and have confirmed the booking information of designated quarantine hotels will be issued a green health declaration QR code. After check-in and arrival in Hong Kong, they do not need to check again Relevant documents can take the QR code to take the express lane, complete the arrival inspection and quarantine arrangement, and board the point-to-point transportation. The system will electronically issue quarantine orders, medical monitoring passes, vaccination QR codes, temporary vaccine passes, etc. , to reduce the length of stay at the airport.
[10:30]
Li Jiachao said that the quarantine measures will have a new arrangement on August 12, which will become 3 days of hotel quarantine and 4 days of home surveillance.
During the 4-day home surveillance period, quarantined persons can go out but cannot enter the listed premises subject to the main review of the vaccine pass, including restaurants, bars, pubs, game centers, bathrooms, fitness rooms, beauty salons, party rooms, etc., nor can they enter Residential care homes for the elderly, institutions for the disabled, schools and designated medical establishments, etc., cannot participate in the activities of removing masks when going out. Street market, etc.
He also pointed out that during the "3+4" quarantine period, there will be nucleic acid testing requirements. Those who are diagnosed will be issued a red code, and those who are not allowed to leave the quarantine site will be issued a yellow code. Medical monitoring activities will be controlled, that is, the above mentioned Accessible and restricted activities.
The red-yellow code will automatically turn into a blue code after completing the restrictions, and the red-yellow-blue code will be displayed on Safe Travel.
[08:45] The government announced that the Chief Executive, Li Jiachao, will hold a press conference on the "Guidance and Coordination Group for Response to the Epidemic" at the Government Headquarters at 10:30 am today (8th).
It is expected to explain the red-yellow code measures and shorten the hotel quarantine period.
The Secretary for Medical and Health, Prof. Lo Chongmao, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Prof. Sun Tung, the Deputy Secretary for Health and Medical Services (special duties), Fung Ho-yin, and the Deputy Government Chief Information Officer, Wong Chi-kwong, will also attend.
As of August 6, the latest figure of the "Real-time Effective Reproduction Rate of Local Cases" compiled by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong was 1.12, which means that each patient will still transmit to more than one person, so the number of confirmed cases has not decreased significantly.
(Photo from the website of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
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