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Comprehensive customs clearance|The amount of nucleic acid testing has been greatly reduced by nearly half. Testing contractor: Manpower reduction will definitely happen

2023-02-08T13:44:38.783Z


Hong Kong and the Mainland have fully cleared the customs from this Monday (6th), and it is no longer necessary to present a negative nucleic acid test certificate for the new coronavirus when traveling to the Mainland. Some testing contractors said that after the government announced last week, the number of new crown virus tests dropped significantly


Hong Kong and the Mainland have fully cleared the customs from this Monday (6th), and it is no longer necessary to present a negative nucleic acid test certificate for the new coronavirus when traveling to the Mainland.

Some testing contractors said that after the government announced last week, the number of tests for the new crown virus dropped significantly. Compared with the number of tests after the first phase of customs clearance on January 8, it dropped by nearly half and returned to the previous level.


The contractor pointed out that the number of people receiving free nucleic acid testing has not changed, which is a "basic disk". The company has not yet reduced manpower in response to the sharp drop in testing demand, but frankly admits that it will "definitely happen" in the future in response to the sharp drop in testing. Able to follow the government's requirements and adjust the arrangement of testing stations and the amount of nucleic acid testing.


▼The situation of the testing station in the first three days before the nucleic acid exemption in Beishang on February 3▼


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Zhao Yantao of Xiangda Biology: After the announcement of comprehensive customs clearance, the detection number will drop the next day

Zhao Yantao, chairman of Xiangda Biotechnology, one of the government testing contractors, pointed out that since the government announced last week that it is not necessary to provide a negative nucleic acid test certificate for entering the mainland, the number of tests dropped significantly on the next day (4th). The number of tests in the past three days The recovery is stable, about half of what it was two to three weeks ago. "The half that was more than before, basically all of them are at their own expense, and then a report will be issued. It is estimated that all of them are related to overseas travel and returning to the mainland."

Nucleic acid testing is still required for employees and visitors of public hospitals, residential care homes for the elderly and the disabled, and the results can be obtained within 48 hours without paying; other citizens can also "voluntarily test" and go to designated community testing centers/testing after making an appointment Station for free testing.

Zhao Yantao said that the number of people receiving free nucleic acid testing has not changed and has remained stable, which is the "basic disk" for the current amount of nucleic acid testing.

He continued to point out that most of the citizens who are currently undergoing testing at their own expense are mainly traveling abroad, and some citizens rushed to the hospital to see the sick, and paid out of their own pockets to get the results within 12 hours.

Zhao Yantao, the chairman and CEO of Xiangda Biotechnology, the contractor of the testing center.

(File photo/Photo by Yu Junliang)

The amount of testing is "policy-oriented" and the testing stations are arranged to follow the government's instructions

Zhao Yantao said that whether the amount of testing will decrease in the future is entirely "policy-driven". Otherwise, the government will continue to maintain the nucleic acid testing requirements for specific people, and nucleic acid testing will continue; if the authorities intend to abandon nucleic acid testing, or Alternatives are needed.

Zhao Yantao said that at present, his company has not reduced manpower in response to the sharp drop in testing demand, because the new crown virus nucleic acid testing is only one of the company's projects, and many diseases also have nucleic acid testing needs, but it does not rule out making corresponding adjustments in the future.

He pointed out that in the future, manpower will be greatly reduced in response to the detection volume, which is something that "will definitely happen".

Zhao Yantao also mentioned that testing contractors can only follow the government's instructions in reducing testing stations, and the government will only consult the contractors for their opinions, such as which testing stations are less used.

He continued that the government has many other considerations. For example, some LCSD venues used as testing centers have been used by many people in the past. The authorities have their own priorities to reduce which testing stations.

▼Nucleic acid-free and quota-free customs clearance between the mainland and Hong Kong on February 6▼


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Comprehensive customs clearance|Maple Street testing station will explode within half a month and become deserted. Cross-border drivers hope to cancel the certificate. Beijing and other places have launched new coronavirus antibody testing. Experts: It is of little significance to the individual. In Sham Shui Po District, there is as little as one mosquito box for full customs clearance|Going north, no need for nucleic acid negative, and there are tests. The demand for business materials has dropped by 60%.

Source: hk1

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