Under the basic control of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the government is assured to run a marathon again, and do enough precautions to allow participants not to wear masks. The widespread flow of people has tested whether Hong Kong's epidemic prevention can run out of the "marathon" that has no end. But the epidemic in Hong Kong, like an endless marathon, no matter how you run, it is like a car driving into the tunnel, and it has never seen the bright spot of hope at the mouth of the tunnel.
On a cool autumn Sunday, I made an appointment with friends to go to LianxiangLou to taste dim sum. I saw Grandma pushing the trolley out, and the trolley was piled up with steaming small steamers. Hurry up and walk over to get a few baskets of snacks, Grandma pointed at me and almost shouted, "No mask, don't pollute my snacks, I'll call the police!" "Without a mask, it is possible to be pulled by the police.
If you drink tea in the tea house and want to go to the toilet, and forget to wear a mask, you will not be able to go long, and you may almost be forced to come back. I didn't wear a mask and couldn't even go to the bathroom.
Everyone wearing a mask has become a scenery in Hong Kong, and no one on the street can not "cover" their faces. Some people say that on the streets of Hong Kong, everyone wears a mask and "has no face to see people."
It is precisely because of the good habit of Hong Kong people wearing masks that there can be a "marathon" that will come as scheduled this year.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="41" > marathon to do enough epidemic prevention measures </h1>
Hong Kong kicked off a one-year marathon suspended due to the pandemic. At the sound of a whistle, 15,659 people rushed out of the starting line and walked the track. The biggest marathon, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, attracts tens of thousands of local and international runners to run around the city every year, with races in the 10km, half-marathon, full-horse and other categories.
The 2021 "Hong Kong Marathon" is still in the epidemic prevention period, and last year the annual event was suspended because of epidemic prevention. This year's restart was followed by enthusiastic registration from the contestants.
Although participants do not need to wear masks during the event, they must be vaccinated and tested beforehand.
According to the regulations, participants have been vaccinated against the new crown and passed the test, and their temperature should also be measured when they report; Runners start in batches to avoid participants gathering; Wear a mask before starting and in restricted areas; Masks can only be removed after starting; Runners are required to pick up their race packs, tests, etc. within 72 hours of the start of the race. A series of strict measures to ensure that no virus can be circulated.
Although the marathon during the epidemic lacked world-class runners, it still maintained the requirements of international events. Hong Kong runners achieved good results under international standards, with male and female all-Marathon runners completing in 3 hours and 3 hours and 30 minutes respectively, of which 54 males and 21 female competitors qualified.
This marathon has been successfully concluded, but the epidemic marathon in Hong Kong that has been repeated and has dragged on for more than a year and cannot be cleared is still being tested. Will the sports activities of more than 10,000 people gathered during the epidemic bring about the spread of the epidemic? Whether it will infect a new wave of the epidemic, the test has just begun.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="62" > Hong Kong has accumulated experience in epidemic prevention </h1>
On 7 October, a local outbreak was detected in Hong Kong. A 48-year-old staff member of the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal who is responsible for handling goods has been initially diagnosed with COVID-19. This is simply a thunderbolt on a sunny day for Hong Kong, which is striving for customs clearance with the mainland, which means that the local clearance record of Hong Kong has been maintained for 50 days.
It is reported that the patient has no travel record, has completed two doses of the new crown vaccine, detected a variant virus strain, suspected to be infected by the crew, belongs to the local preliminary confirmed case with unknown source.
After the case occurred, the government quickly enclosed the first phase of the Macro Golden Lion Garden where the patient lived, and the residents were subjected to compulsory testing, and the patient's workplace has been included in the mandatory testing announcement.
After learning of the initial diagnosis of an employee, the company immediately arranges for the thorough cleaning and disinfection of his work and frequently used places, and traces the colleagues who have close contact with the patient, and the relevant employees will be arranged to be tested for the virus again until a negative test report is obtained before they can return to work.
Several rounds of rigorous inspections have kept the virus in the smallest range, waiting for the 18th day, and no signs or cases of spread have been found. Similar situations have already happened in Hong Kong several times. Because the airport is open and imported cases are continuous, once the situation occurs, the Hong Kong government is able to fight the epidemic according to the procedures, basically able to prevent it from spreading in the local area, and has accumulated good experience in epidemic prevention.
In particular, Hong Kong's good habit of consciously wearing masks has reached the national action, and no one can slip through the net. There are experimental illustrations on the Internet that the transmission rate of new crown pneumonia patients and healthy people after wearing masks is 1.5%. Ho Siu-kung, a specialist in child immunization and infectious diseases in Hong Kong, pointed out that the correct point in the figure is that the masks worn by patients and healthy people with new crown pneumonia are the most effective at reducing the risk of transmission and infection. Therefore, everyone wearing a mask is one of the best measures to prevent the epidemic, on the one hand, it can reduce the spread of the virus, on the other hand, it can resist the invasion of the virus. The most gratifying thing is that Hong Kong people have done just that.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > Hong Kong has a safe travel code </h1>
The government stipulates that from next month, citizens entering government buildings and facilities must use the "Travel with Peace" mobile application and scan the QR code of the place, which has an important epidemic prevention effect.
The "Travel with Peace" mobile app provides citizens with a convenient digital tool to record the different places and times of entry and exit on the phone by scanning the QR code in the place, and the entry and exit record will be automatically deleted after 31 days. It's a bit like a trip code in mainland China.
If a confirmed case occurs in a place in Hong Kong, the mobile app will automatically notify users who have visited the place at the same time as the infected person, thereby enhancing the public's vigilance and self-protection awareness, as well as their confidence in entering and leaving different places.
Nie Dequan, the official in charge of handling the epidemic, met with the media after participating in the "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2021" and said that people under the age of 12 and 65 or above, and people with disabilities who are not convenient to use "travel with peace of mind" can be exempted. As for those who do not have a smartphone or do not know how to use it, each department will make appropriate arrangements according to the operational needs, service targets, actual situation, etc., such as recording their contact information for tracking and ensuring that the information is correct.
He said that "travel with peace of mind" plays an important role in epidemic prevention, helping the authorities to effectively track people at high risk of infection in the event of an outbreak and prevent an outbreak in the community. On the other hand, some members of the public will use "travel with peace of mind" by leaving personal information, but the authorities have found that the information provided by some people is wrong, and once the epidemic occurs, the impact can be large or small, so new regulations have been made.
With the changes in the epidemic prevention situation, Hong Kong is also constantly adjusting its epidemic prevention measures, hoping to run the "epidemic marathon" for nearly 2 years as soon as possible.