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He Boliang: October 18 welcomes the "Thousand Days of Anti-epidemic", it is time to cancel safe travel and gathering restrictions

2022-10-03T04:19:13.825Z


The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong began in early 2020. Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said in a radio program today (3rd) that October 18th this year will be the "Thousand Days of Anti-epidemic".


The new crown epidemic in Hong Kong began in early 2020. Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said in a radio program today (3rd) that October 18th this year will be "a thousand days of fighting the epidemic", and the public has a great consensus on the demand for "return to normal" , it is suggested that the policy address can be "completely loosened", including the cancellation of safe travel, airport nucleic acid testing, etc., "1,000 days is not a short time."


The current 4-person gathering limit is still maintained.

He Bailiang said that there is no place to continue the implementation of the 4-person gathering restriction order, and the relevant measures have no scientific basis and actual needs, but if the government has non-scientific considerations, he will also respect the government's administrative decision.


Ho Pak Leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong.

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He Bailiang said that the first case of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong was on January 22, 2020, so October 18 this year was the 1,000th day of the fight against the epidemic.

He pointed out that the day was the day before Chief Executive Li Jiachao released his policy address, which he described as a milestone.

He hopes that the policy address can be "completely loosened", and both immigration and local measures can be relaxed, and only the measures that must be dealt with to prevent severe illness are retained, including the continued implementation of vaccine passes, wearing masks, and encouraging vaccinations.

Travel with peace of mind, you can cancel the "completed historical tasks"

He Boliang suggested that the government can cancel the safe travel, because the safe travel has been implemented for a long time, the original intention is that under the "zero" policy, all the people who have been to the venue will be infected, and the users will be notified and tested.

However, he said that after the implementation of the vaccine pass, the barrier against severe illness is now high, and more than 9 adults have been vaccinated, so traveling with peace of mind has "completed the historical task."

At present, the overall barrier against severe illness is high, and more than 90% of citizens are vaccinated.

He Boliang

▼The arrival level of the airport on the first day of the implementation of the entry quarantine "0+3" on September 26▼


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There is no scientific basis for the 4-person gathering limit order

He also pointed out that the 4-person gathering limit order has not been implemented anywhere.

He took Singapore as an example, where a 10-person gathering limit was imposed, but it was all cancelled when it was announced.

He believes that the 4-person gathering limit order has no scientific basis and no practical need, but if the government has non-scientific considerations, he will also respect the government's administrative decision.

He also pointed out that there are currently two vaccines available in Hong Kong: Sinovac and Fubitai.

If someone is not suitable for two vaccines, the government should not abandon them and has the responsibility to introduce a third vaccine.

I tried so hard to find out, but I really couldn't find any other places that use restrictions on gatherings as an epidemic prevention measure.

He Boliang

▼On September 22, Lu Chongmao and officials received the fourth dose of Sinovac vaccine and influenza vaccine▼


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Airport nucleic acid testing can be cancelled

In terms of immigration policy, he suggested that nucleic acid testing can be abolished in Hong Kong, and only rapid antigen testing can be done after arriving at the Po airport, which is believed to be more convenient.

He explained that from the perspective of passengers, the predictability of nucleic acid testing is low, and even if it is only Fuyang, the entire trip will be destroyed.

He also pointed out that if people entering Hong Kong are not from Hong Kong, they must be vaccinated first, so it is believed that during their stay in Hong Kong, they will be less likely to become seriously ill and have to enter a Hong Kong hospital.

▼On September 23, the entry quarantine will be changed to "0+3", and the change shop will be full of people▼


Many Asian countries cancel on-board testing to rush passengers It is said that it has not been saved and is not optimistic about the recovery at the end of the year.

Latest | The number of confirmed cases continues to fall, social distancing measures are relaxed this Thursday

Source: hk1

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