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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8.7｜BA.5 mutated virus strain may become mainstream, 13 employees of Jockey Club Betting Station were diagnosed
[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.
[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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