Ho Pak Leung supports the abolition of measures such as the rapid test for students and mandatory building inspections
[The Epoch Times, 20 dicembre 2022](Epoch Times reporters Lin Yishan and Ye ZeyuHong KongFull report) The Health Protection Center announced that as of 0:00 on the 19th,To add15,383 casesDiagnosedcases and 39 deaths. In addition, Ho Pak-liang, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Infections at the University of Hong Kong, suggested that the government lift a number of unnecessary anti-epidemic measures, including daily rapid tests for students and mandatory building inspections. , on a trading schedule yesterday.
To addThe cases include 14,520 localsDiagnosedcases and 863 imported cases. Concerning care homes, 39 new residents and 3 staff members in 25 aged care homes were newly diagnosed and no residents were listed as close contacts; 34 residents of 13 disabled homes were diagnosed and no residents were listed as close contacts Close contacts.
As for schools, 951 schools have reported 3,528 new confirmed cases, involving 2,989 students and 539 teachers. There are 21 schools with 23 classrooms that must be closed for 7 days, including 1 kindergarten, 9 elementary schools and 9 schools middle and 2 special schools.
As of 00:00 on December 19, a total of 226 cases of XBB, 6 cases of XBD, 8 cases of BA.2.75.2, 7 cases of BA.4.6, 13 cases of BF.7 and 38 cases of BQ. 1.1 subfamily cases and a total of 142 subfamily XBB cases, 18 XBD, 1 BA.2.75.2, 9 BF.7 and 166 subfamily BQ.1.1 cases were found in local cases.
So far, there have been 1,115,397 positive nucleic acid test cases and 1,254,906 positive rapid antigen test cases in Hong Kong, resulting in 11,210 deaths.
Occupancy rate of emergency medical beds reached 111%
The Hospital Authority announced that 4,105 confirmed patients were admitted to public hospitals on the 18th. Among them, 504 are new confirmed patients and another 2,850 are to be admitted to isolation facilities.
A total of 127 critically ill and 136 confirmed critically ill patients are currently hospitalized and 41 critically ill patients are receiving intensive treatment.
In the past week, 653 confirmed patients from residential aged care homes were admitted to hospital, a continued increase from 553 and 358 respectively in the past two weeks. Currently, the overall occupancy rate of medical beds in acute care hospitals is approximately 111%.
In addition, since 15 December, 17 patients in a mentally handicapped male psychiatric ward at Castle Peak Hospital have been diagnosed with symptoms of infection. All patients are being treated in isolation, with one patient in serious condition and the rest in stable condition. The competent departments have suspended the hospitalization of new cases and the procedures for visits.
Urging the government to roll back unnecessary measures as the world returns to normal
The government has relaxed a number of anti-epidemic measures earlier, including the need not to scan “travel with peace of mind” and cancel the “code yellow”. Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Infections at the University of Hong Kong, Ho Pak Leung, has suggested that the government lift a number of unnecessary anti-epidemic measures before existing social distancing measures expire, including daily rapid tests. for students, mandatory building inspections, and temperature checks in hospitals. Pending agreement.
He Pakliang stressed that the epidemic has troubledHong KongIn the past three years, the government is expected to reverse some unnecessary measures in line with the pace of international standardization, including rapid test requirements for students and mandatory building inspection provisions. He also said that there are still people in the hospital who send documents to take the temperature at the door, thinking that the effect of the measures is minimal. ◇
Responsible editor: Li Wei
