He Bailiang advocates the cancellation of home quarantine for close contacts who have been injected, and the goal of epidemic prevention is to prevent severe illness

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has stabilized, and the community nucleic acid testing service has experienced more than two years, and the epidemic situation has gradually become normal.

He Bailiang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases of the University of Hong Kong, said in a radio program today (7th) that the new crown virus is evolving into an endemic disease. He emphasized that the current epidemic prevention goal is to prevent severe illness. According to the World Health Organization, close contacts who have been vaccinated, but whose immunity is still valid, should cancel the home quarantine arrangement for at least 7 days.

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He Bailiang said that nucleic acid testing has been replaced by rapid testing in most cases. The government is currently insisting on implementing nucleic acid testing, which is believed to be in order to implement reverse isolation measures with the mainland in the future to facilitate citizens to do testing.

However, he pointed out that the new coronavirus has gradually evolved into an endemic disease, and it is no longer appropriate to try to interrupt the spread of the epidemic if the nucleic acid testing requirements are maintained for a long time.

He emphasized that the epidemic prevention policies around the world have changed, and the current epidemic prevention goal is to prevent severe illness.

He Bailiang pointed out that if the nucleic acid testing requirements are still maintained, trying to interrupt the spread of the epidemic "is derailed from the world to a certain extent, which may not be an appropriate public health measure." He emphasized that the current epidemic prevention goal is to prevent severe illness.

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He said that Hong Kong currently stipulates that if a person is diagnosed with the disease, the person living with him needs to be quarantined at home, and he believes that this approach is outdated.

At present, all walks of life, such as medical staff, are required to quarantine for at least 7 days, which will affect public services, "and it will be a big obstacle for us to return to normal." Home quarantine requirements for close contacts who are vaccinated and whose immunity is still valid, allow them to go to work and school as usual.

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