Since the government implemented the “0+3” entry measures for two weeks, the overall number of arrivals in Hong Kong has increased, and the number of imported cases in a single day has also shown an increasing trend. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-kee, pointed out that he understands that the business community has high expectations for relaxing the epidemic prevention policy, but must balance risks carefully, describing “0+3” as the most appropriate arrangement at present. Financial Secretary Paul Chan also said that “0+3” will help restore the confidence of the international community in Hong Kong as an international financial center. In addition, some societies called on the public not to wait for a new generation of the new crown vaccine, but to get four injections as soon as possible to prevent a new round of epidemics in winter.
Since the 26th of last month, airport arrivals have changed to the “0+3” policy, that is, no quarantine is required following entry, and Hong Kong residents who have not received two doses of the new crown vaccine can also return to Hong Kong. According to the statistics of the Centre for Health Protection, the number of imported cases in a single day has increased from more than 100 at the time to regarding 300 cases a day in recent days, of which regarding 60% were confirmed by nucleic acid testing at the airport. Chen Guoji posted an article on the special page of the social networking site yesterday, describing the smooth operation of “0+3”, which is generally welcomed by the society. Go out to meet clients, participate in “business-to-business” conferences and exhibitions, etc.
However, Chan Kwok-kee reiterated that the Hong Kong government will never “lie down” in the fight once morest the epidemic. He pointed out that the “0+3” arrangement was an important step following careful discussion within the government, consultation with experts and analysis of different data, and described it as “0+3”. +3″ is the most appropriate arrangement at present. He pointed out that the Hong Kong government understands that the business community has high expectations for relaxing the epidemic prevention policy, but the Hong Kong government must carefully balance the risks on the way to fight the epidemic, otherwise, once the epidemic rebounds, everyone will lose more than the gains.
Chen Maobo also mentioned in his blog yesterday that under the premise of controllable risks, “0+3” will greatly reduce the inconvenience of cross-border travel, and help restore the international community’s recognition of Hong Kong as an international financial center that is open to the outside world and an efficient flow of capital and personnel. Confidence. He continued that as Hong Kong gradually returns to normal, Hong Kong will continue to attract top financial and other talents and enterprises from all over the world to settle down.
The fifth wave of 10,005 deaths has been reported recently
In terms of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong increased by 4,890 yesterday. Although the single-day number was 10 fewer than the previous day, the overall number has shown an upward trend since the beginning of last week. Among the 328 imported cases, 192 were confirmed at the airport and 85 were confirmed in the first three days of arrival in Hong Kong. The Hospital Authority announced that 3 more patients had passed away, and the fifth wave of the epidemic had a total of 10,005 deaths; 3 patients in the male surgical ward of the North District Hospital recently had nosocomial infections, aged between 41 and 73, and the ward has now stopped accepting new cases . In addition, Xie Zhenzhong, the communications secretary of the Chief Executive’s Office, tested positive for the rapid test. He had just received the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine and influenza vaccine last Thursday (6th).
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