The rebound of the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong has entered a platform period. The Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced yesterday that from today on, citizens need not scan the QR code for "safe travel" when entering scheduled places such as restaurants, but will still retain the "vaccine pass". The "yellow code" will also be cancelled, and those who are not diagnosed will be identified by the "blue code". After arriving in Hong Kong, inbound passengers will no longer have three days of activity restrictions, and can freely enter restaurants, bars and other places. The implementation of more than two years of "safe travel" has entered the history. The two-dimensional code of "safe travel" was torn away in the street markets and restaurants last night. The business community, tourism industry and catering industry welcome the new arrangement; The citizens praised the active adjustment of measures to facilitate travel, and thought that the "vaccine pass" still needed to be retained. Lu Chongmao, the director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said that the virus was active in winter and the public should get all the injections as soon as possible. Experts said that Hong Kong had not yet emerged from the epidemic, and the "vaccine pass" could remind the public to take injections, making it safer to go back to normal. The government announced five adjusted epidemic prevention measures yesterday. At the Garden Street Market in Mongkok, the market was closed at nearly 8:00 last night. The Ta Kung Pao reporter saw the staff tear away all the "safe travel" QR codes at each entrance and exit; In the East District Hospital, some uniformed personnel tore the QR code of "safe travel" outside the hospital building yesterday afternoon. Huang Jielong, chairman and chief executive of Xufulou Group, said that all its branches would retain a QR code at the entrance. He described "the cancellation of reassuring travel as a historic step." Li Jiachao announced the new arrangements when he met with the media before attending the executive meeting yesterday morning. He said that the relevant decisions were made after reviewing data and analyzing risks. He explained that the risk of imported cases to Hong Kong was lower than that of local communities, and that even if the "yellow code" was removed, the risk of community infection would not be increased. Experts: The immune barrier was strengthened at the beginning of the year. Lu Chongmao said at a press conference yesterday afternoon that the "vaccine pass" was not absolutely linked to "safe travel" With regard to the cancellation of the "yellow code", Lu Chongmao said that the data of the last month showed that the proportion of imported cases was about 3.8%, most of which were found in airport nucleic acid tests. Of the airport acid tests for every 1000 passengers, only about 16 were positive cases, with a positive rate of 1.6%, which is far lower than the positive rate of the recent community tests of about 2.5%. Lu Chongmao stressed that in addition to COVID-19 being more active in winter, it is also a high-risk period for respiratory infections such as seasonal influenza. He hoped that the public would continue to be alert, wear masks, and "more importantly, complete vaccination as soon as possible." Zeng Qiyin, a specialist in infection and infectious diseases, said that the new measures would help attract business travelers to Hong Kong and play a positive role in the society. Moreover, people arriving in Hong Kong still need nucleic acid testing on the day of arrival and the second day of arrival. "It is not possible to do anything at all". In addition, the immune barrier is stronger than at the beginning of the year. I believe that relaxation will not make the epidemic situation worsen rapidly. However, he stressed that Hong Kong had not yet emerged from the epidemic, and the "vaccine pass" was still valuable to remind the public of the importance of injections. Nguyen Su Shaomei, Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, said that the deregulation measures are expected to encourage more business travelers and tourists to visit Hong Kong and promote the local economy and commerce
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