The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center announced today (7th) that the new coronavirus infection will be listed as an endemic disease starting tomorrow (8th). Those who are diagnosed do not need to report and quarantine, and those with mild symptoms can even go to work.
Xu Shuchang, an expert consultant to the Hong Kong government, believes that Hong Kong’s infection rate and overall vaccination rate are high, and it can follow the direction of Macau; Liang Zichao, a specialist in respiratory system, also pointed out that if the epidemic situation does not rebound sharply after customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland, the relaxation can be relaxed after the Lunar New Year. Measures such as rapid testing for students will be relaxed in the last step until confirmed cases do not need to be isolated.
However, Jin Dongyan, a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, said that there is a certain risk in Macau’s cancellation of isolation during the tsunami of the epidemic. He believes that it is not suitable to go to work during the five days when the confirmed cases are most contagious. Reduce the number of quarantine days to 5 or 7 days.
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The Macau Coordination Center announced that after the end of the anti-epidemic transition period tomorrow, residents who have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and muscle pain can undergo rapid testing. Those with mild symptoms can go to work, and residents do not need to declare their health on the Macau Health Code The red and yellow code functions will be stopped.
High Infection and Vaccination Rate Xu Shuchang Says He Can Compete with Macau: The New Crown has Become a Endemic Disease in Hong Kong
Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant, believes that a large number of cases in the current community in Hong Kong have no source to trace, so the new crown has become an endemic disease in Hong Kong. In addition, the infection rate and overall vaccination rate in Hong Kong are high, so he believes that Hong Kong can follow the loosening direction of Macau.
However, he believes that there is no need to rush to relax at the moment. You can first observe the situation after customs clearance. If the epidemic situation is stable, the government can change the relevant quarantine requirements, and people with no symptoms or mild symptoms can go to work.
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Liang Zichao said that after the Lunar New Year, the quick test for students will be canceled first, and then the confirmed patients will not need to be isolated
Leung Tze-chao, a specialist in respiratory system, also agreed that if the epidemic situation in Hong Kong does not rebound sharply after customs clearance, other anti-epidemic measures can be relaxed after the Lunar New Year, and the last step is to relax the need for declaration and quarantine for confirmed cases.
He explained that because there are still many anti-epidemic measures in Hong Kong, such as rapid testing for students, etc., it is necessary to relax these anti-epidemic measures first, and then consider relaxing the need for confirmed cases to declare and quarantine, so as to avoid a large number of people who have not been vaccinated Many patients died due to the epidemic, which brought a burden to the medical system in Hong Kong.
Jin Dongyan is worried that there is a certain risk in Macau's relaxation during the tsunami of the epidemic
Jin Dongyan, a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, expressed his concern about Macau’s multiple relaxations in a short period of time. He believes that doing so in Macau during the tsunami period of the epidemic has certain risks, and it is not suitable to go to work during the five days after infection.
He believes that if Hong Kong wants to follow suit, it can consider slightly relaxing the standard for mild patients to go to work after two negative antigens when the epidemic is stable to a uniform 5 or 7 days, because some infected people may be antigen-positive for more than ten days, but In the later stage, especially those who have been vaccinated, the infectivity is already very low.
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