Dear Staff and Students,
We would like to share the following message from Department of Health about Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vaccines.
Health, Safety and Environment Office
Dear Sir/Madam,
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vaccines
1. Government maintains most of the social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance
The global epidemic situation remains severe, and the prevailing Delta mutant strain is highly transmissible. Meanwhile, a downward trend is observed locally in both vaccination and booking for vaccination. The vaccination rate of the elderly is still relatively low. It's worrying that the elderly will be subject to extremely high risk of getting seriously ill and death if there is a fifth wave of epidemic. In this regard, the Government needs to maintain most of the existing social distancing measures.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/31/P2021083100509.htm
2. Conditional free COVID-19 testing service continues to be provided for targeted groups
The Government will continue to require staff of targeted groups to receive vaccination as soon as possible, while at the same time strengthen the testing arrangements for staff who have yet to complete a vaccination course.
Free COVID-19 testing at community testing centres (CTCs) is provided only to individual eligible persons of targeted groups (mainly those who have yet to complete a COVID-19 vaccination course or are unfit for vaccination because of health reasons), and relevant persons must present valid medical certificates/vaccination records/documents of identity proof for receiving free tests. This requirement will be applicable to all targeted groups (including staff of catering businesses) starting from September. In other words, persons of targeted groups who are not unfit for vaccination because of health reasons will need to pay for the regular testing service.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/31/P2021083100423.htm
3. Government updates list of places of recognised vaccination records
The Government announced the acceptance of vaccination records issued by places including Indonesia, the Philippines and Turkey as recognised vaccination records for the purpose of Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group A specified places under the mechanism.
For details, refer to:
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/30/P2021083000672.htm
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html
More information on COVID-19 vaccines
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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敬啟者：
2019冠狀病毒病及疫苗的最新資訊
1. 政府維持《預防及控制疾病條例》下的大部分社交距離措施
全球新冠疫情持續嚴峻，現時流行的Delta變異病毒株傳播力極強。同時，本港最近的疫苗接種和預約接種情況有下降趨勢，長者的疫苗接種率仍然偏低，令人擔憂一旦爆發第五波疫情，他們面對重症和死亡情況的風險極高。因此，政府有必要維持大部分現行的社交距離措施。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/31/P2021083100507.htm
2. 繼續為特定群組提供有條件的免費檢測
政府會繼續要求特定群組的員工盡早接種疫苗，同時加強未完成接種疫苗員工的檢測安排。
社區檢測中心只會為個別符合資格的特定群組人士（主要為未完成接種新冠疫苗或因健康原因而不適宜接種新冠疫苗的人士）提供免費2019冠狀病毒病檢測，而相關人士必須出示有效的醫生證明書／疫苗接種紀錄／身分證明文件，方可接受免費檢測，有關要求由九月起適用於所有特定群組（包括餐飲業務員工）。換言之，特定群組人士如非因健康原因而不適宜接種新冠疫苗，他們必須自費定期進行檢測。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/31/P2021083100355.htm
3. 認可疫苗接種紀錄地區名單
政府按機制認可印度尼西亞、菲律賓及土耳其等地方發出的疫苗接種紀錄，作為曾於A組指明地區逗留的香港居民的認可疫苗紀錄之一。
詳情可參閱：
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202108/30/P2021083000588.htm
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/inbound-travel.html
更多新冠疫苗資訊：
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。非常感謝你的支持。
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