According to the statistics released by the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, since February this year, Shenzhen has cumulatively screened 17 Hong Kong cross-border truck drivers with positive nucleic acid tests and 1 mainland connecting driver diagnosed as a confirmed case, of which 17 Hong Kong cross-border truck drivers, 3 are in deep isolation for treatment, and 14 have returned to Hong Kong.
Shenzhen Bay Port. Image from Shenzhen Municipal Government
In response to the recent covid-19 epidemic prevention and control situation in Guangdong and Hong Kong, the Shenzhen Municipal Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued an announcement on February 6 that from 00:00 on February 7, cross-border truck drivers in Guangdong and Hong Kong entered the country with a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 24 hours and took nucleic acid samples at the port of entry; cross-border truck drivers in Guangdong and Hong Kong conducted nucleic acid tests once a day during their stay at the accommodation.
Shenzhen Port issued an important notice on February 9, recently, the Shenzhen Bay Port of Entry personnel increased significantly in consecutive days, the reservation of health stations continued to be full, the isolation of the hotel at a high level, the ability to transfer resources seriously exceeded the limit, and some untrodden passengers stayed at the scene. The majority of inbound passengers are hereby reminded: they must consciously abide by the reservation rules of the health station, and do a good job in personal protection and health management throughout the process.
According to the report of the Centre for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health on February 12, there were 1,514 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the same day, and there were more than 1,500 initial positive cases, the number of confirmed cases in a single day reached a new high, and the death of the elderly was worrying. According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, there are 3 critically ill patients, aged 84, 97 and 80, and the epidemic situation is grim.
At present, Shenzhen strictly implements the epidemic prevention and control guidelines for cross-border truck drivers. Conduct point-to-point transportation for cross-border truck drivers, and in principle urge cross-border truck drivers to travel back and forth on the same day, and not to spend the night in the mainland. And demarcate the special loading and unloading area for cross-border goods and the parking area of cross-border trucks, avoid mixed parking of cross-border trucks with other vehicles, and avoid close contact between cross-border truck drivers and other staff.
