The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, attended the "75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Health Ocean Current Association and the Inauguration Ceremony of the 50th Director and Supervisor" today (28th).
After the event, Lu Chongmao was interviewed by the media. He said that the authorities have been monitoring the development of the epidemic situation in Hong Kong and noticed signs of a rise in the recent days. He once again emphasized that Hong Kong must fight the epidemic with precision. Getting back to normal is very important."
When asked about the outbreak of demonstrations in many places in the Mainland due to strict anti-epidemic policies, Lu Chongmao said: "Each place has different anti-epidemic policies according to the situation. Various factors must be considered, and no other places can comment."
28% of the elderly did not get vaccinated and the number of cases in residential care increased
Lu Chongmao pointed out that the pandemic of the new crown epidemic has not passed, and with the advent of winter, the number of infections has risen, which has put a certain pressure on the medical system: "Recently, the number of severe cases and the number of deaths have been on the rise, and 20 people died this day. Good luck to us. Pay attention to this issue, especially the vaccination rate of the elderly is not high enough, 40% of the elderly have not completed three injections, and 28% of the elderly have not received a single injection (elderly over 80 years old). Increase."
Referring to the use of the bivalent vaccine, Lu Chongmao said: "We decided to use it based on scientific data and joint scientific committee discussions, and we will continue to adjust it in the future... We will meet again to review the vaccination situation!" He emphasized that after the epidemic On the way, I hope to "play steadily and steadily", and I don't want to go back. I hope that the citizens will cooperate: "The outbreak of the epidemic is very difficult to predict. Will there be some nasty and newly discovered infectious diseases in the future? Our epidemic prevention preparations must be done well."
It is said that not many confirmed cases have been found in mainlanders coming to Hong Kong
As for the escalation of the epidemic situation in the mainland, but mainland tourists do not need to be quarantined after arriving in Hong Kong, will it have an impact on Hong Kong?
Lu Chongmao said that he is very concerned about the epidemic situation in the mainland, but not many confirmed cases have been found among tourists from the mainland to Hong Kong. It is believed that it is because the mainland has strict epidemic prevention policies and believes that it will not pose a risk to Hong Kong.
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