Original title: Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor: Hong Kong has no local confirmed cases for several consecutive days. The SAR government re-divisions the epidemic situation in overseas areas. Source: CCTV News Client
On the afternoon of August 2, Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, held a press conference and said that Hong Kong has had no local confirmed cases for 56 consecutive days, and that it has basically reached local zero. He is happy to see the society gradually return to normal and the SAR government re-division of the epidemic situation in overseas areas.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that people who have received the first shot of the new crown vaccine account for about 48% of the eligible population, but they should not be taken lightly. The SAR government needs to further adhere to the anti-epidemic barrier, including systematic control of overseas visitors to Hong Kong. The SAR government divides overseas countries and regions into “high, medium, and low risk” and no longer divides them into ABCD zones. Under the new classification method, all visitors to Hong Kong must present a negative nucleic acid test 72 hours before departure before boarding. For those who come to Hong Kong from high-risk areas, the SAR government will only accept Hong Kong residents who have completed the vaccination. Non-Hong Kong residents from areas below the medium-risk area who have completed the vaccination can enter Hong Kong.
Specifically, Carrie Lam pointed out that after arriving in Hong Kong, all overseas people must undergo compulsory quarantine. The quarantine period for people who have been vaccinated is 21 days for high-risk areas, 14 days for medium-risk areas, and 7 days for low-risk areas. sky. For those who arrive in Hong Kong from a medium-risk area and are willing to undergo an antibody test in Hong Kong and the test result is positive, the quarantine period can be adjusted to 7 days hotel quarantine plus 7 days self-monitoring. If the Hong Kong resident is not vaccinated, his quarantine period will be extended.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also pointed out that every aspect of foreign import defense will be strengthened, including all personnel who will come into contact with people arriving in Hong Kong must be vaccinated, such as airport staff, drivers who take people arriving in Hong Kong to quarantine hotels, and designated quarantine hotels. Staff. In addition, the SAR government will also step up inspections of arrivals to Hong Kong for compulsory inspections on time and strengthen prosecutions against those who violate the regulations. (Headquarters reporter Liu Zhimin Zhu Dan)
(Edited by An Yingqi)
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