The virus chain of the new crown epidemic has not been broken, and the number of confirmed cases in a single day has returned to 9,000 after March 25. The Hong Kong government has also predicted that if the number of confirmed cases exceeds 10,000, it will tighten epidemic prevention at any time. Zeng Qiyin, co-chairman of the Infectious Disease Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, said on a radio program this morning (30th) that the virus spread in a relatively short period of time, and many citizens who were diagnosed at the early stage of the fifth wave of the epidemic have had their antibody levels drop. It is expected that the number of confirmed cases will continue to increase and the peak of the epidemic will appear next month.
Zeng believes that tightening social distancing measures does have the opportunity to reduce the number of confirmed cases, but the society will pay a heavy price. I believe that the government will balance economic interests and epidemic control, and formulate the next epidemic prevention measures.
The school is about to start, and the government requires students to take a quick test today and tomorrow (31st) before returning to school. Zeng Qiyin believes that although the accuracy of the rapid test is lower than that of the nucleic acid test, there is still a chance of leaking cases, but in order for school children to learn more normally, it is necessary to implement relevant measures.