To prevent the Omicron variant from entering the community, the health chief noted that Hong Kong should implement the most stringent anti-epidemic measures. "And that also tells us that our existing system of the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme is robust and also able to stop any transmission because we have already identified these cases during our testing within the quarantine period." "Hong Kong's very stringent system of boarding, quarantine and also testing requirements has successfully stopped the transmission of the three Omicron cases, that we have identified in our designated quarantine hotel, from going into the community. "The Omicron COVID-19 mutant strain is actually affecting many parts of the world. She said Hong Kong has reported three imported COVID-19 cases carrying the Omicron variant so far, all of which were identified when the patients were undergoing compulsory quarantine.
Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan made the announcement at a press briefing this afternoon. The Government today announced that it will impose tighter boarding, quarantine and testing requirements on people arriving from overseas places where COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant were detected.
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) We do not see that there (are) major issues affecting such preparation work right now. Right now, the stringent measures that we have taken, in terms of border control and also the prevention of resurgence of cases into the community, actually align with the Mainland’s stringent measures in dealing with the epidemic and also controlling the epidemic.Īs far as the resumption of cross-boundary travel work is concerned, we are actually continuing the preparations of such work accordingly. And that also tells us that our existing system of the Designated Quarantine Hotel (Scheme) is robust and also able to stop any transmission because we have already identified these cases during our testing within the quarantine period. Hong Kong’s very stringent system of boarding requirements, quarantine and also testing (requirements) has successfully stopped the transmission of the three (Omicron) cases, that we have identified in our designated quarantine hotel, from going into the community.
The Omicron (COVID-19 mutant) strain is actually affecting many parts of the world. Transcript Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan: