Liu Yulong, chair professor of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Sciences of the University of Hong Kong, said that the recent diagnosis of the new crown virus in Hong Kong has experienced small fluctuations, and it is not a major outbreak in the community. I believe the number has reached its peak.
Liu Yulong said on our program “Millennium” that there are more than 480 to 500 confirmed cases per day in recent days, which is less than 500 cases per day during the period from May 10 to 13, and the sewage monitoring figures also reflect the number of confirmed cases peaked in early May. He said that although the Hospital Authority is under pressure to be hospitalized, there are currently nearly 3,000 hospitalized cases due to the new crown, which is less than the peak of about 10,000 cases, and there are not many severe cases at present.
He said that since more than 90% of Hong Kong people have received the first two shots of the vaccine, and more than 80% of them have received the third shot, reflecting that the entire population has immunity. He emphasized that the vaccine does not protect the public from infection. It is believed that many people will be repeatedly infected with the coronavirus throughout their lives. Vaccination only reduces the chance of severe illness or death after infection.
Regarding the recent outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection in schools, Liu Yulong believes that it is because students have been wearing masks in the past few years and classes have been suspended from time to time. Now that they are returning to school, they may encounter viruses that have not been encountered in the past few years, so the outbreak occurred in the school. He described that the weather has become hot, but there are still outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections in schools, which is unusual, and he called on the public to get the flu vaccine as soon as possible.
2023-05-22 01:08:39
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