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Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases
Published on: 2023-01-30
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Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 starting Jan. 30.
 

Currently, infected persons are allowed to isolate at home for a minimum of five days and can go out once they test negative for two consecutive days. After the rule is dropped, a mask mandate will be the only major COVID-19 restriction left in the city.
 

Chief Executive John Lee told lawmakers he made the decision based partly on the city's high vaccination and infection rates, saying the local community has a strong "immunity barrier.”
 

“As most infected persons only suffer mild symptoms, the government should shift from a clear-cut, mandatory approach to one that allows residents to make their own decisions and take their own responsibilities when we manage the pandemic,” he said.
 

He said it is a step all countries make on their paths to normalcy and that Hong Kong has reached this stage now, adding that the city's pandemic situation has not worsened since it started to reopen its border with mainland China about two weeks ago.
 

香港宣布:1月30日起正式取消!

香港特区政府1月27日表示,由1月30日开始,新冠病毒感染者的强制隔离安排将会取消,所有检测阳性人士无须通过卫生署卫生防护中心的网上平台,呈报及提交个人资料。特区政府亦将会调整社区检测中心和检测站提供免费核酸检测服务的对象范围,包括因应情况适时终止提供“愿检尽检”免费检测,把资源重点投放于保护高风险场所和需要定期核酸检测的人群。
 

同时,特区政府卫生署卫生防护中心负责人不会再根据《预防及控制疾病规例》(第599A章)向新冠病毒感染者发出隔离令,特区政府将会在新冠病毒网页上公布每日的核酸检测阳性样本,以及因感染新冠死亡个案数目,取代现在的新闻公告。
 

特区政府表示,正在指定处所隔离的人士从1月30日起,将无须继续隔离,身处在隔离设施的人士会有序离开。同时,停止向检测阳性人士派发抗疫物资包。

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