Chief Executive Li Chao announced today (23rd) that the entry quarantine arrangement has been changed to "0+3", which is more relaxed than the "0+7" circulated in the political circle.
Tian Beichen, a member of the Legislative Council of the Roundtable on Actual Politics, believes that after the government implements "0+3", the number of imported cases entering the community is small compared to the thousands of local infection cases per head, and the impact is not expected to be significant. "0+0" can be implemented after the week.
DAB health spokesman and Legislative Council member Leung Hee said that this adjustment will help Hong Kong gradually integrate with international standards, and hope that the government will further explain the arrangements for confirmed cases after entry.
Tian Beichen: Passengers may go to the park to eat hamburgers for lunch
Tian Beichen pointed out that the adjustment of the policy this time should be divided into three categories of people. For Hong Kong people, it is a huge change from "3+4" to "0+7", because there is no need to isolate in a quarantine hotel, but "0+ 7" becomes "0+3", the difference is not big. "It's all the difference between eating out and you can stay at home to make a meal."
For travelers, the difference between "3+4" and "0+3" is not too big. Because travelers still have to stay in hotels, the new policy cannot eat in restaurants on the 3rd, which is very inconvenient for travel itineraries.
"I can't go to the scenic spots in the morning, so I have to go back to the hotel room for lunch at noon," Tian Beichen said. There may be cases where tourists eat hamburgers in the park. "When tourists go to tourist attractions, they have no choice but to buy a hamburger and eat in the park. .” He described that not being able to eat at restaurants for 3 days will reduce the appeal of the “city of food” for tourists, and it is even less attractive to short-term travelers.
As for business travelers, Tian Beichen believes that after arriving in Hong Kong, they can hold meetings, work, and talk about business, which is more attractive, and "0+3" is better than "0+7", but it is still inconvenient. I always eat dinner, why not call the hotel room service?" He believes that under the new measures, some foreign business travelers are still reluctant to come to Hong Kong, and "there are always certain restrictions."
The government cancels the quarantine hotel arrangements for arrivals.
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Imported cases are much less than local cases. Entry quarantine has a great impact and is not worth it
Regarding the outlook for epidemic prevention measures, Tian Beichen said that as long as the number is counted, it can be expected that the "0+0" policy can be implemented within two or three weeks.
He said that there are an average of about 150 imported cases per day, half of which were detected immediately upon entry at the airport, another quarter were detected on the first three days of quarantine, and the remaining quarter were detected on the third to seventh days.
Tian Bei said that if "0+3" is implemented, about 40 cases originally discovered from the 4th to the 7th day will flow into the community, but the scale of the thousands of cases per day is very small.
If "0+0" is implemented, it can be expected that there may be dozens more cases flowing into the community, but it is only a very small number.
Tian Beichen said that the isolation measures have a great impact on Hong Kong's economy, and the proportion of imported cases is small, which does not put pressure on the medical system. It is not worthwhile to continue to implement entry isolation measures for dozens of cases. He believes that the government is observing "0+3" After the impact, the "0+0" policy will be further implemented within two to three weeks.
Liang Xi believes that the new arrangement will not increase the risk of community transmission.
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Liang Xi pointed out that compared with other places, it is still more stringent and hoped to relax in time
Liang Xi believes that the government's adjustment of the entry quarantine arrangement to "0+3" is an important step towards the return of society to normal.
Liang Xi pointed out that compared with other overseas places, the quarantine policy in Hong Kong is still relatively strict. It is hoped that the government will gradually adjust the epidemic prevention policy, including further relaxing the entry quarantine arrangement in due course while closely monitoring the epidemic prevention data, so as to finally achieve the goal of "0+0".
In addition, Liang Xi pointed out that this time there was no mention of overseas people who were diagnosed after entering the country, and suggested the government to further explain, including whether they could leave Hong Kong by air, and whether they could choose to be quarantined in a quarantine hotel instead of being sent to a community quarantine facility.
When talking about the confirmed cases of those arriving in Hong Kong, Li Jiachao said that he will follow the local case arrangement, that is, home isolation or hotel isolation, if the home or hotel conditions are not suitable, they will go to community isolation facilities.
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