Hong Kong is gradually returning to normal. It is expected that the Medical and Health Bureau will announce the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures today (24th).
He Pakliang, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, suggested that unless the students had symptoms before going to school, or there were group infections in the same class, schoolchildren who had completed the vaccination did not need to take the quick test every day. epidemic prevention."
He also pointed out that the Hong Kong government should disclose the number of oral medicines prescribed every day, and increase the rate of prescriptions for oral medicines within five days after the onset of the disease.
▼September 1, when Chuangzhi Middle School started, some students took the quick test▼
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The government estimates that an average of 1.5 million rapid test kits are consumed in Hong Kong every day, and about 60 tonnes are disposed of.
When Ho Pak Leung was asked on a radio program today how to reduce related quick tests, he said that at present, the Education Bureau requires all schools in Hong Kong to take quick tests every day. Nearly 800,000 quick tests are used to test primary and middle school students. The vaccination rate is already very high. It is recommended that middle school students who have received three doses of vaccines, and elementary school students who have received two doses of Fubitai or three doses of Sinovac can cancel the requirement for daily quick tests. Precise epidemic prevention."
He also pointed out that from a medical point of view, it is not recommended to recycle plastic products dripped with test solutions.
In addition, he believes that the current Hong Kong government will distribute quick kits to citizens in areas with positive sewage tests, but only elderly people or children who have not been vaccinated need to take a quick test. Others do not need to do a quick test unless they have symptoms.
Ho Pak Leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the Hong Kong government should disclose the number of oral medicines prescribed every day and increase the rate of oral medicines prescribed within five days after the onset of the disease.
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At present, there are 7,000 to 8,000 cases in Hong Kong every day, and an average of 2,500 patients are hospitalized. Among them, 80% of the patients are over 60 years old, and 70% of the patients have received three doses of vaccines.
He believes that the Hong Kong government should disclose the number of oral medicines prescribed every day, and increase the rate of oral medicines prescribed within five days after the onset of the disease. "If the proportion increases, so many people should not be hospitalized."
He reiterated that oral medication is very important to reduce the hospitalization rate and mortality rate. According to a recent study published in the United States, an analysis of 700,000 confirmed patients from April to September, most of them were infected with the BA.5 mutant virus strain.
Of the 700,000 cases, 200,000 received oral medication and the rest did not.
The results of the study found that after the confirmed patients aged 18 to 64 took oral medicine within 5 days of the onset of illness, their in-hospital deaths dropped significantly.
He also reminded that according to the guidelines of the Hospital Authority in September, people over the age of 18 are recommended to take oral medicine if they have high-risk factors such as obesity and long-term diseases, and it is also recommended to take oral medicine if they are over 60 years old. Take medicine orally.
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