Experts have urged the government to do more to find silent carriers of the new coronavirus, warning their presence could lead to more outbreaks and officials are "turning a blind eye" towards this problem. Leung, who is the chairman of the advisory committee on communicable diseases at the Hong Kong Medical Association, said that there was a chance for another community outbreak with asymptomatic carriers. For instance, even if a person returning to Hong Kong may not feel ill, will test negative at the airport, there was still a chance that those people could be silent carriers, said Leung. Meanwhile, Hong Kong University microbiologist Ho Pak-leung accused the government of "turning a blind eye" to asymptomatic infections. He also said he supported extending social distancing measures for a bit longer, and for the government to step up publicity on asymptomatic carriers.

Source: The Standard April 17, 2020 07:36 UTC