The Chief Secretary for Administration, Chen Guoji, said yesterday (1st) that he would strive to implement the first phase of customs clearance with the Mainland as early as the 8th of this month.
Jin Dongyan, a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, accepted a radio interview today (2nd), saying that the University of Hong Kong estimates that up to 200,000 people are infected in the local area every day. Customs clearance will definitely cause "little risks." However, he emphasized that "Hong Kong should have confidence in itself. It’s been a few years, and the epidemic has become localized.”
However, he suggested that the number of vaccination doses for people coming to Hong Kong should be unified to 3 doses.
The University of Hong Kong estimates that 150,000 to 200,000 people are infected every day locally
Jin Dongyan said that after customs clearance, there may be risks to Hong Kong, but he thinks it can be tolerated.
He explained that the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong is currently testing 10,000 citizens every day, and based on the results, it is estimated that 150,000 to 200,000 people in the Hong Kong community will be infected every day. It will be higher than this data, "the people who fall will not have so many infected people."
The Hong Kong government currently requires people coming to Hong Kong to undergo a rapid antigen test within 24 hours before arriving in Hong Kong. Jin Dongyan believes that "it is good for both parties." In addition, mainlanders are required to undergo a rapid antigen test before coming to Hong Kong, which can be the first to intercept some infected people.
However, he reminded that the nuclear epidemic requirements of Hong Kong and the mainland should be unified: "the mainland does not recognize some things, and it did not recognize the rapid test before."
Urge the Hong Kong government to unify the number of vaccination doses for people coming to Hong Kong to 3 doses
He suggested that people arriving in Hong Kong must undergo a 5-day rapid antigen test, describing it as "an extra layer of protection" that can reduce additional risks.
In addition, he also suggested that the Hong Kong government should unify the requirements for the number of vaccination doses for people coming from the mainland to Hong Kong, "be stricter, and it is better to get 3 shots."
He also took Singapore as an example, saying that Singapore requires at least 4 doses of Kexing and Sinopharm vaccines.
If there is no vaccine requirement, he admitted that it is "less reasonable."
He reminded that the authorities must observe the actual situation of the epidemic after customs clearance, the number of hospital beds used, etc., to ensure that the risk is controllable.
It is mentioned that the government has adjusted the epidemic prevention policy of institutions, and residents with mild or asymptomatic symptoms who have received at least three injections are arranged to stay in institutions for care.
Jin Dongyan believes that the overall policy is good for the elderly and the policy is positive. However, he is worried that if the scale of the nursing home is small and the confirmed residents cannot be separated, it may cause the risk of spread. effort.
He also believes that the mask order will be lifted sooner or later this year, and may be the first to relax the requirement to wear masks outdoors.
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