Coronavirus: Hong Kong looks at making unvaccinated teachers undergo regular Covid-19 testing
- Education chief Kevin Yeung says government will do a survey later this month to find out vaccination status in schools before deciding on next move
- Hong Kong confirms just one imported Covid-19 case, involving a 39-year-old man who arrived from South Korea
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said the government would conduct a survey later this month to find out the vaccination status in schools before deciding what should be done in September when classes resume after the summer holiday.
One step being looked at is requiring unvaccinated teachers to get tested regularly, a measure already in place for workers at care homes, restaurants and construction sites.
“We are considering whether we can require all teachers and staff who can’t be vaccinated … to be tested regularly to allow more school activities to be done,” Yeung told a radio programme, noting officials were looking into whether to make the arrangement compulsory.
“If around 70 to 80 per cent of students in a school have been vaccinated, they are prepared for more learning activities. If several teachers cannot be inoculated for various reasons … are they obliged to undergo regular testing so those activities can proceed?”
