Two days ago, an incredible thing happened to Shenzhen Bay Port , which attracted the attention of the Hong Kong government!
Among the people waiting to pass the customs and enter the mainland at the Shenzhen Bay Port, no one cares about the positive cases detected. Mr. Yang, who was tested positive at the checkpoint, said that the phone number from the Department of Health could not be reached at that time, and the staff responsible for the testing on the spot threw a sentence "I think of a way to go home by myself" and stopped talking. had no choice but to cut off the red bracelet and take a taxi back to the city. The risks can be imagined.
Photo | Screenshot of Hong Kong media reports
cases are not an isolated case. According to the latest data from the port, five or six positive cases can be detected in the people who pass the every day.
After the incident was reported by Hong Kong media, it quickly attracted the attention of the Hong Kong government. Yesterday (14th), the Hong Kong government successively issued a series of plans to optimize customs clearance measures for each port, including Shenzhen Bay, airport and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port.
Passenger Port Certification Examination is positive and will be sent to the quarantine camp
The government announced yesterday that starting today, the Department of Health will set up a specific quarantine area at the Shenzhen Bay Port to wait. Passengers with non-negative nucleic acid test results at the port will be issued an isolation order and will be sent to the Penny Bay Community Isolation Facilities by a special vehicle.
Photo | Passengers with uncertainty and positive tests will be picked up by the Hong Kong government's special vehicle for quarantine (Ta Kung Pao Picture)
The day after they moved into the community isolation facility, the government will conduct nucleic acid testing on their sampling results again. The Center for Health Protection will conduct an epidemiological investigation of based on the test results. If it is considered a new infection case, the passenger must continue to be quarantined; if it is a re-positive case, the quarantine order will be lifted and the passenger can leave.
People at home quarantine must wear electronic bracelets
The Hong Kong government previously announced that Starting today (15th), confirmed cases in home quarantine must wear electronic bracelets to better monitor the scope of movement of quarantined people.
The Hong Kong government is also studying the implementation of the real-name system of the "Safe Travel" mobile application. If the nucleic acid test result is positive, the "Safe Travel" program will be converted to a red code and cannot enter specific places.
Photos｜The Hong Kong government is studying the real-name system of "safe travel", so that high-risk people cannot move in the community and block the spread of the virus (Wenhui.com Pictures)
Director of the Medical and Health Bureau Lu Chongmao said that the main function of this measure is to identify confirmed cases and those who need quarantine, rather than tracking, and will not restrict the freedom of most citizens who have not been confirmed and do not need quarantine.
People through Shenzhen Bay Port need to make an appointment in advance nucleic acid
The system for online nucleic acid testing at Shenzhen Bay Port was launched on the first day of its launch yesterday (14th), and it operated smoothly. As of 8:00 last night, more than half of the test quotas are still available for people preparing to pass the customs and return to the mainland every day.
A Hong Kong person who intends to return to the mainland said that it took 6 to 7 minutes yesterday morning to complete the information and appointment online. The system will remind passengers to also need to undergo self-paid nucleic acid tests. Just click on the button to connect to another page of the community testing center’s appointment page, which is very convenient.
Under the new arrangement, will begin today. Departing passengers who pass through the Shenzhen Bay Port must present a telephone message or web screenshot of the special nucleic acid test appointment before they can conduct the test. If a passenger fails to arrive at the port as the reservation time, if he fails to conduct inspections at the port in the end, he will not be able to continue passing the customs journey.
(Editor Liu Yanling)
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