Almost three years have passed since the outbreak of new coronal pneumonia in Hong Kong and in recent days we have been asked by all walks of life to “return to normal”. Government expert advisor Yuan Guoyong, along with three experts from the University of Hong Kong, wrote an article describing that the new corona virus has morphed into a milder endemic disease. Citizens who have received three doses of the new corona vaccine are recommended to be allowed to “return to normal life” under the premise of wearing masks, including the lifting of restrictions on restaurant business operations and the reverse isolation of those without injections when medical institutions admit and treat confirmed patients. The CHP said the government’s interdepartmental team will monitor the development of the outbreak and decide whether to relax measures.
The article was jointly published by Professor President Yuan Guoyong, Honorary Associate Professor Long Zhenbang, Clinical Associate Professor Chen Fuhe, and Professor Jin Dongyan of the Department of Biochemistry of the HKU Medical School. They believe that the new round of outbreaks since June of this year can be called the “sixth wave of the epidemic,” which means that the crude death rate of the sixth wave dropped to 0.097%, which is significantly different from 0, 59% death rate calculated by the government as of the beginning of the year.The team should be related to the high vaccination rate and the high number of infected citizens in the fifth wave.
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It is urgent to respect citizens who have not yet received the new corona vaccine
The team pointed out that a total of 91.5% of Hong Kong’s population received two injections. Along with the sixth wave of natural infections, it is estimated that more than 95% of the population currently has an immune barrier against serious disease. They described that the public should begin to understand that new coronal pneumonia has taken root in Hong Kong and has become an endemic disease and that society should gradually begin to relax and return to normal. They said citizens who still hesitate about vaccines should be respected. After starting the return to normal plan, they and their family members may be required to undergo frequent rapid tests. If they are infected, they can seek medical attention and take medications for the new oral crown as soon as possible.
Scholars also believe that people who have received all injections should be able to gradually return to normal life, including the implementation of the fourth stage of the “vaccine passport”, further abolishing restrictions on the working hours of catering establishments and the number of people per table and allow those who have received three injections to continue. Return to normal life by wearing a mask. They also believe that Hong Kong is fully qualified to implement the “0 + 7” entry measures and even use more aggressive plans to accelerate the return to normal.
In terms of testing, they said routine testing should focus on those with symptoms and high-risk groups, and that nucleic acid testing can be replaced by quick tests for several consecutive days. The team also urges the government to stop routine wastewater inspections and forced fence inspections which have no practical significance. During the epidemic, public hospitals are on the verge of “exploding”. The team recommends using infection control measures for general respiratory viruses to hospitalize and treat confirmed patients, but patients who have not received injections should be treated separately. They hope to use it to ease tension in public hospitals and minimize the impact on non-COVID-19 medical services.
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Ho Pak Leung also advocates lifting restrictions on restaurants
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, also urged the Hong Kong government yesterday to cancel less effective anti-epidemic measures, such as the number of people per restaurant and restrictions on hours. work, etc., thinking that Hong Kong has some basis for vaccination. Au Jiarong, chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, responded that any easing of measures should be reviewed by the government’s interdepartmental team to review the progress of the outbreak.
Originally posted on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/Yuan Guoyong and 4 other experts claim that life returns to normal – 3 injections can be relaxed but masks are still needed / 339121? utm_source = yahoorss & utm_medium = referral
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