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Written by: Lao Minyi
2020-03-30 18:42
Last updated: 2020-03-30 18:42The number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia continues to rise. A man who was diagnosed last Saturday (28th) and lives in a mortuary unit in Tanglou, Sham Shui Po has complained that he was not admitted to hospital for treatment. He has been in a unit of less than 200 feet in the past three days. My mother lived with her and was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital until noon.
The Hospital Authority will continue to use 400 beds as "second-line isolation wards" this week, that is, to convert ordinary wards into negative-pressure wards. The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Liu Jiaxian, said that as of 3 noon, 39 confirmed patients are still being diverted to the "first-line isolation ward" for treatment, acknowledging that the current number of isolation beds is very tight, and the Hospital Authority "Do everything", starting today some hospitals have also opened "Second Line Isolation Wards" to divert some patients who are more stable and recovering.
Mr. Huang (the person wearing the cap) confirmed the diagnosis the day before (28th), and was dispatched to the hospital by noon until 12 noon. (Photo by Deng Yongzhong)
Mortuary is defined as close contact if there is no independent toilet
Mr. Huang, a 21-year-old male patient living in a Sham Shui Po room less than 200 feet and serving as a bar, has been notified by the Department of Health earlier, but has not been able to contact the Department to arrange hospitalization for treatment. Mortuary unit lives with mother. He pointed out that there were four other residents in the same house, and there were dogs in the house, but the AFCD did not send staff to handle them. It was not until 12 noon that he was picked up by ambulance and sent to Tuen Mun Hospital.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that if the mortuary does not have a separate toilet, neighbors will be regarded as close contacts whether they know each other or not.
Liu Jiaxian said that general wards have been identified in seven public hospitals under its network, converted into negative pressure wards, and 400 negative pressure beds have been added. (Photo by Ou Jiale)
Patients who have no fever for more than 48 hours and who have symptoms for more than 10 days can transfer to the room
Liu Jiaxian stated that general wards have been identified in seven public hospitals under the network, converted into negative pressure wards, 400 additional negative pressure beds were added, and transferred to "Second Line Isolation Wards", which are mainly stable patients and recovering patients. To alleviate the pressure on the "frontline isolation ward"; the Central Committee on Infectious Diseases and Emergency Response also met this morning to discuss the "transition" criteria, including no fever for more than 48 hours, symptoms more than 10 days away, no symptoms of respiratory infections and Diarrhea, no need to use oxygen, blood tests have progressed, patients who meet the above conditions and according to their clinical needs will be transferred.
He emphasized that the current use rate of both negative pressure wards and beds is very high, and the introduction of "Second Line Isolation Wards" is to hope that more "First Line Isolation Wards" will be made available to confirmed or suspected patients, reiterating "Second Line The Isolation Ward is also very cautious and will provide medical staff with a full range of protective equipment, including N95 respirators, full face masks, gloves and protective clothing.
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The use rate of negative pressure beds in some hospitals reaches 100%
For some of the confirmed patients who have not been sent to the hospital for treatment, Liu Jiaxian pointed out that as of noon today, 39 confirmed patients are still being diverted to the "first-line isolation ward" for treatment by the major accident coordination center, and revealed negative pressure in some hospitals The bed room utilization rate is 100%, and some beds are not available at the same time, because if there is a suspected confirmed case, the other beds cannot be used by other patients to avoid mutual infection.
Liu Jiaxian said that 1,012 negative pressure beds have been activated and the occupancy rate is 65%. Among them, 820 beds are in the medical ward, mainly receiving confirmed or suspected diagnosed adults; another 66 are in the intensive care department, and 126 beds are in the pediatric ward. ; As for the 400 new negative pressure beds, mainly for adults diagnosed. He also said that currently patients wait an average of one day to be sent to the hospital. Before receiving patients from the residence, it still depends on whether the hospital has vacated the beds; after transferring the patients who are recovering, the original beds must also be cleaned, and 400 negative pressures are reiterated. The hospital bed has been refitted a month ago, and it has only been put into use so far this week. I hope that the waiting situation will be improved this week. In addition, he said that the HA would discuss with the government different plans to increase negative pressure beds every day, and reiterated that any plan that could help the HA to resolve the epidemic situation and help patients solve problems would be considered, and there would be a specific plan to be announced in the future.
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