The local new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continued to ease. In the past week, fewer than 5 local confirmed cases were recorded every day. On March 27 and 28, there were no local confirmed cases for two consecutive days, and the rest were imported from abroad. This is also the fourth There is no local confirmed case in Hong Kong for the first time since the epidemic.
As the epidemic situation has improved, on March 29, the Hong Kong government announced the relaxation of some epidemic prevention measures and a number of entry restrictions.
Hong Kong residents can return to Hong Kong in late April 01
Hong Kong has tightened a number of immigration measures earlier, including restrictions on people who have stayed in the UK within 21 days before boarding.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that considering the number of confirmed cases in the UK has declined and the progress of local vaccination, The ban on flying in the UK will be relaxed, and the authorities are arranging with airlines for Hong Kong residents to take designated flights directly back to Hong Kong in late April.
Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong from the UK must comply with a series of measures, including after arriving in Hong Kong, they must be quarantined in a designated hotel for 21 days, except In addition to following the airport test waiting arrangement, you must also be tested on the 7th, 12th, and 19th days.
New arrangements for entry to Hong Kong in high, middle and low risk areas 02
In addition to relaxing the British no-fly arrangements, at the same time, the Hong Kong government has also adjusted some restrictive measures after assessing the epidemic situation in overseas and mainland China ↓
1. From People in low-risk areas (including Hong Kong and non-Hong Kong residents) will have a mandatory quarantine period Adjust from the current 21 days to 14 days of quarantine at the designated hotel, plus self-monitoring for the next seven days, and Compulsory testing will be conducted in 19 days Currently low-risk countries include Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
2. From Those arriving in Hong Kong from areas in the middle-risk group who have been vaccinated, must register in the The designated quarantine hotel will be subject to mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Self-monitoring for the next 7 days, and mandatory testing on the 19th day. As for those who have not completed the vaccination, they must be quarantined for 21 days at the designated quarantine hotel.
3. From Returnees from high-risk areas must continue to press the existing Requires 21 days quarantine in designated hotels.
4. UK, South Africa, Brazil and Ireland was previously listed as a very high-risk area, having stayed in the above-mentioned area more than 21 days before boarding Those who take 2 hours, will not be allowed to board the plane to come to Hong Kong.
The coverage of "Easy Return to Hong Kong" will be expanded 03
In addition, taking into account the continued stability of the epidemic situation in the Mainland, the Hong Kong government is studying the expansion of the coverage of the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program, from Guangdong Province and Macau to Hong Kong residents from other provinces in the Mainland returning to Hong Kong via the airport.
The Hong Kong Government revealed that the “Easy Return to Hong Kong” scheme for Hong Kong residents returning from the Mainland to Hong Kong without quarantine has been operating smoothly since its launch. Therefore, the Hong Kong Government will study to further expand the scope of coverage, including allowing eligible persons to return from the Mainland to Hong Kong via the airport. Hong Kong residents can also exempt from quarantine after arriving in Hong Kong (the current policy is before returning to Hong Kong from the Mainland Must be in Guangdong or Macau for 14 days.
Social distancing measures will be extended to April 14 04
Although the epidemic has slowed down, Chen Zhaoshi, director of the Food and Health Bureau, said at the press conference that in order to continue to suppress the epidemic, epidemic prevention measures must be strictly implemented. Therefore, it is believed that social distancing measures are now unconditionally relaxed, and it is announced that all existing epidemic prevention measures will be extended by 2 weeks to April 14. Include:
·Restriction order
·Mask Order
·Relevant anti-epidemic measures for restaurants in the evening market and listed premises
However, some social distancing measures will be relaxed to a limited extent, such as the reopening of public and private swimming pools, public beaches, the number of religious places, and the increase in the number of theaters.
Vaccination can replace the designated industry regular inspection 05< /strong>
The Hong Kong vaccination program has been underway for a period of time. For those who have completed vaccination, or 14 days have passed since the second dose of vaccination People, the Hong Kong government will later incorporate epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic measures to encourage the public to vaccinate.
At present, employees who eat in the evening city or attend the premises need to be tested every 14 days. If the person concerned has been vaccinated, it should be able to provide considerable protection, In the future, if the employees on the premises have been vaccinated, or 14 days have passed since the second dose of the vaccine, there is no need for regular testing.
The same situation applies to school faculty and construction industry. If faculty or construction industry personnel have been vaccinated, Or 14 days have passed after the second dose of vaccine, which can replace regular testing. The relevant policy bureau will announce the details later.
Chen Zhaoshi said that if vaccinated, they will form a protective bubble for each other, and you can consider relaxing the visitation restrictions. strong>Including hospitals and institutions. Among them, visitors from public hospitals can visit if they get a negative rapid antigen test the same day. The Hospital Authority is currently studying the details.
She reiterated that this is a critical moment of the epidemic in Hong Kong, and there must be no slack. She emphasized that the more people vaccinate, the greater the effect, and the emergence of a protection network and herd immunity in the community.
As for the BioNTech "Fubitai" vaccine, Chen Zhaoshi said that Fosun and BioNTech of Germany have confirmed that the packaging defects have nothing to do with the safety of the vaccine, and there will be a final investigation report in the coming week, hoping to resume vaccination in the short term.
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