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蘋果日報 2020/03/19 00:01

留學生口罩何栢良武漢肺炎

歐美英嘅武漢肺炎疫情頻臨失控,大批香港留學生會喺未來一、兩星期返香港。唔少留學生同喺海外嘅香港人都話,外國人唔興戴口罩,戴口罩出街會成為異類。近日都有唔少留學生返到香港之後確診,香港大學感染及傳染病中心總監何栢良就特別寫咗篇英文忠告,提醒仍然喺外國或者將會返香港嘅留學生同港人,點樣保護自己,仲搵外籍人士錄咗段錄音。

何醫生特別提到,依家我哋正喺疫症大流行嘅最黑暗時間(We are going through the darkest time if the pandemic now),喺外國有戴口罩嘅自由,唔好因為人哋嘲笑而逼自己唔做個人衞生措施;笑我哋嘅人幾個月之後會知道邊個係呢場戰爭嘅勝利者。佢哋嘲笑我哋係因為佢哋無知,我哋應該原諒佢哋同唔好同佢哋爭辯(They are teasing only because they are ignorant, we should just forgive them and not argue back).
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Students and other Hong Kong residents who are planning to return to Hong Kong from Europe, the UK and the US, please note the followings:

First of all, please return as soon as possible since the epidemic is spreading and deteriorating at a speed much faster than one can imagine.

Wear a surgical mask properly once you leave for the airport and prepare some extra masks in your carry-on luggage.

As your flight may take up to twenty to thirty hours, including waiting time at the airport, having one mask only is definitely not enough. Borrow some masks from your friends travelling along with you if you are short of masks. Prepare a pack of wet sanitary wipes as you may not be allowed to use alcohol sanitizers on the planes.

Put on a new mask and dispose of the used mask once you have taken it off, especially if you have already worn for over a few hours. The toilets, faucets and door buttons on the planes are touched by many, therefore remember to clean your hands again with wet wipes after returning to your seat from the toilets. Clean your hands as soon as possible when you finish your meals. Replace your mask after your meals if you have already worn it for quite a long time. Also, remember to clean your hands every time after touching your mask to ensure personal hygiene.

Do not eat with your mask hanging at your chin as it will easily spread the bacteria and virus outside the mask onto your chin. Watch my YouTube video for the correct ways of wearing a mask. Try to drink less on flights because you need to take off your mask whenever you drink and hence lower the efficiency of protection.

It is important to self-isolate for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong. While COVID-19-infected persons may not show any symptom, one out of ten infected patients in Hong Kong displayed NO symptoms at all. Yet, the virus is still able to spread to others two to three days before the onset of illness. There are more than a hundred cases in Hong Kong which included chain infections within family groups due to insufficient home quarantine measures. Please do not dine with your family during the 14-day quarantine. Try to dine alone (i.e. before or after your family members have dined) and chat with them with your mask on.

COVID-19 is indeed a severe illness. Despite a death rate of as low as 2%, 10% to 20% of patients are severe cases which require intensive care, airway intubation, and extra medication which are yet to be proven useful. Also, there are potential complications even after recovery.

We are going through the darkest time of the pandemic now. We need to be united to fight against this war against Coronavirus. We should not be intimidated by others’ teasing on our practice of personal hygiene. We have the freedom to wear masks even when abroad. Those who make fun of us now will soon find out who the victors will be of this war a few months later. Practicing personal hygiene demonstrates good civic awareness behaviour. They are teasing only because they are ignorant; we should just forgive them and not argue back.

Fight On Hong Kongers! Add Oil!

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