The “3+4” quarantine arrangement for arriving passengers will come into effect tomorrow (12th). Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that regarding 9,000 people were arranged to leave the hotel early yesterday. Regarding some passengers who have completed the 3-day quarantine and are still unable to leave, she pointed out that the number of people involved is large, so they have to leave in batches instead of staying for 3 days before leaving. Individual designated quarantine hotels will arrange for passengers to be tested and go through the formalities one following another. Arrange for those who started quarantine earlier to leave.
Under the new arrangement, passengers who have completed the quarantine at designated hotels for 3 days will have their “Vaccine Pass” changed to “Yellow Code”, and will not be able to enter high-risk places involving the removal of masks. However, some passengers who were released to the “epidemic surveillance” earlier found that the restaurant might not recognize the “yellow code” when scanning their “vaccine passport”. Huang Zhiguang, Deputy Government Chief Information Officer, believes that the passenger’s “safe travel” was affected by the Internet and the “yellow code” was not displayed, or he did not install the latest version of the program.
The quarantine order specifies that the latest version of “Peace of Mind” must be used
As for the confirmed cases, Zhang Zhujun pointed out that from the day before yesterday, newly confirmed cases will be automatically converted to “red codes”, and his quarantine order also states that the latest version of “Travel with Peace of Mind” must be installed. She went on to say that even if they didn’t update the program, they would be “automatically blocked” when they entered the premises they were actively checking. Huang Zhiguang called on restaurants to update the scanning program and connect to the network as soon as possible, and the FEHD would provide assistance during inspections. He also revealed that the government cloud system had processed regarding 6.7 million comparisons as of the day before yesterday, describing the operation as smooth.
From tomorrow, foreign domestic helpers working in Hong Kong can also enjoy the “3+4” quarantine arrangement, that is, following completing the 3-day hotel quarantine, they will go to the employer’s home to complete the 4-day medical surveillance. Depending on the circumstances of individual families, the government allows employers to arrange for foreign domestic helpers to go to hotels or guesthouses that are not designated quarantine hotels to complete the 4-day medical surveillance without application.
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Students with a “yellow code” can still go back to school, but there is no requirement to report to the school. DSS Schools Council Chairman Chen Dian hopes that the Education Bureau will issue guidelines on this, including whether they can participate in mask removal activities.
In addition, Legislative Council member Jiang Yuhuan criticized that the new arrangement is to help and encourage Hong Kong people to travel abroad more than to encourage foreign tourists to come to Hong Kong.
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