Li Xiayin, deputy director of the Hong Kong Medical and Health Bureau, said that Hong Kong citizens will eventually do not need to travel with peace of mind and vaccine permit, but the current time has not arrived.
Li Xiayin made the above statement when Li Xiayin was interviewed by Hong Kong commercial radio on Friday (December 9).
When asked when Hong Kong can relax the "peaceful travel" and "vaccine pass" request, Li Xiayin said that the current epidemic is still rising and the timing is not reached, but emphasizing that he will pay attention to changes in the epidemic and control it.The best opportunity to regulate measures.
She acknowledges that there are many new diagnosis cases in Hong Kong, and the official has rarely used the "peaceful travel" record for contact to track.Whether to continue to use "peaceful travel" and cancel the policies with little effect in time.
She said that Hong Kong has always moved towards the road of restoration and does not want to go around or "go back to the road". The citizens will one day do not need to use "peace of mind" and "vaccine permit". This is only time of time.question.
From the 9th, the new crown client and close contact with Hong Kong can shorten the number of quarantine or quarantine to five days after rapid detection of negatives for two consecutive days.
Li Xiayin said that after the official review of data and the changes in the epidemic, decided to adjust the arrangement accordingly, describing the current approach is to take away excess and unused measures, while strengthening more accurate and in place arrangements.
She said that the main consideration of relaxation arrangements is scientific figures, and after relatively relaxing the restrictions of the immigration earlier, the mainstream virus strains in Hong Kong are still the mutant strains of Omikon BA.5, accounting for the overall case contract.70%, coupled with the overall vaccination rate of Hong Kong, has increased significantly, so conditions and space relax against epidemic prevention policies.
Li Xiayin said that according to the characteristics of Omikon's strains, the patient's incubation period is short, so it can be benefited from the new arrangement whether or not the vaccine vaccine is vaccinated.It reflects that the amount of virus in the body falls to a very low level, and the chance of infecting others is not high.
She also said that 93%of the close contact with infection can be identified within five days, so it is a safe arrangement for the early quarantine period.
