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| Scary photo accompanies the editorial |
The declaration by the World Health Organisation that the Covid-19 global emergency is over has prompted local experts to warn Hongkongers that this is no time to lower their guard, given the threat of infectious diseases continuing to emerge. This is sound public health advice, echoed by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu at the opening of the Asia Summit on Global Health in Hong Kong on Wednesday. It is also good to hear the government will now review its emergency epidemic prevention and control measures. Hopefully, this will ensure lessons are remembered and put into practice.
More…An incoherent editorial. Using a Vox Pop poll of 611 people to make public policy? Instead of reviewing the actual literature? Like, on masks, the Cochrane Survey of all RCTs on mask effectiveness which shows NO benefit in a population level (ie public mandate).
Would the SCMP -- and HK government-- review the evidence of lockdown damages? There's plenty out there! Looks like we're being softened up for a "rinse and repeat" of previous measures...
