The National Health and Medical Commission has adjusted the epidemic prevention and control measures, no longer isolating infected persons, canceling the nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation of all staff following entry, and those who come to China only need to undergo nucleic acid testing 48 hours before departure. Congressman Jiang Yuhuan said on a radio program this morning (28th) that if everything requires zero risk, it will be difficult for Hong Kong to get out of the epidemic, and the central government’s epidemic prevention and control policy has changed. “. She proposed to revoke the restrictions under the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation Chapter 599, including vaccination passes and bans on gatherings. In terms of the mask order, it should be taught rather than mandatory. It is suggested that the Hong Kong government allow citizens to choose to wear masks in high-risk and public places such as train carriages.
Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, believes that Hong Kong is expected to require mainland immigrants to hold a 48-hour nucleic acid free certificate to avoid pressure on the local medical system. Since there has been no customs clearance between the two places for three years, the demand is very high. It is expected that there will be a quota in the early stage of customs clearance. The rest of the arrangements still depend on the development of the epidemic situation in the two places.
He mentioned that the vaccination rate of high-risk groups (one old and one young) in the Mainland is not high. He suggested that Hong Kong should respond to the entry of relevant groups of people and maintain the requirement of at least two doses of vaccines. As for the second nucleic acid test following entry, it can be cancelled. However, he believes that the mainland’s arrangements should not be overly interpreted. The epidemic is still spreading on a large scale. Due to the vast territory and large population of the mainland, centralized isolation is difficult to implement and has little specific effect on the epidemic. On the contrary, Hong Kong should not blindly copy the mainland. The confirmed cases should be effectively isolated, and if the epidemic eases in the future, consideration can be given to gradually relaxing the quarantine arrangements for close contacts.