Secretary for Health Lo Chung Mau said the government may take references from the mainland and Macau to set up a health code system, as well as require real-name registration for the LeaveHomeSafe app. He said that the authorities will consider introducing a health code system with red, yellow and green codes, where people are categorized into three groups according to their infection risks. "If we let the confirmed patients go around freely, the freedom of us who were not confirmed will be restricted." He also said the nucleic acid test is more accurate than the rapid test, which was not enough for the high-risk groups, especially staffers of residential care homes. The government will bear the cost of nucleic acid testing and he had communicated with the nucleic acid test suppliers on July 1, hoping to increase the detection capacity.

Source: The Standard July 11, 2022 00:51 UTC