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【Coronavirus disease. Live] Negative pressure beds in short supply 39 confirmed patients are still not admitted in the community

2020-03-30T09:03:43.086Z


The outbreak of pneumonitis associated with the new coronavirus disease in Hong Kong is severe. So far, there have been 642 cases in Hong Kong, including 641 confirmed cases and 1 suspected case. An additional male police officer was initially diagnosed, that is, a total of 3 police officers have been recruited. Today is the second day that the "restriction order", which prohibits the gathering of more than four people, will take effect. The Food and Health Bureau said yesterday that no fine notice has been issued for the new regulations, and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has temporarily inspected more than 3,200 catering business premises and made a total of 280 reminders (advisory nature). Customers entering the catering business are measuring their body temperature and the distance between the tables is not up to the rules. There are at least 19 newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong today. At least 9 of them returned to Hong Kong from overseas. Another preliminary diagnosis was a female nurse who visited All Night Long in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 19.


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Written by: Wang Jieen, Zheng Cuibi, Chen Qianting

2020-03-30 06:00

Last updated: 2020-03-30 16:56

The outbreak of pneumonitis associated with the new coronavirus disease in Hong Kong is severe. So far, there have been 642 cases in Hong Kong, including 641 confirmed cases and 1 suspected case. An additional male police officer was initially diagnosed, that is, a total of 3 police officers have been recruited.

Today is the second day that the "restriction order", which prohibits the gathering of more than four people, will take effect. The Food and Health Bureau said yesterday that no fine notice has been issued for the new regulations, and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has temporarily inspected more than 3,200 catering business premises and made a total of 280 reminders (advisory nature). Customers entering the catering business are measuring their body temperature and the distance between the tables is not up to the rules.

There are at least 19 newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong today. At least 9 of them returned to Hong Kong from overseas. Another preliminary diagnosis was a female nurse who visited All Night Long in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 19.

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[16:48] Liu Jiaxian pointed out that he understands that some patients need to wait for medical treatment at home, depending on whether the beds are vacated. It is hoped that 400 second-line isolation ward beds will accept patients who are recovering. Many patients. As of 3 pm, 39 confirmed patients were being diverted to the hospital's first-line isolation ward for treatment. More than 400 modified second-line isolation wards have been opened for use today.

[16:45] A newly diagnosed young man (case 567) living in Sham Shui Po waited more than a day at home before being delivered to Tuen Mun Hospital this afternoon. Zhang Jun said that in this case, if the mortuary did not have a separate toilet, the neighbors would be regarded as close contacts. Another 663 case was a police officer. He went to Caritas Medical Centre on March 29 and worked at Shek Kip Mei Police Station. He wore a mask while working. He had a meal with friends on the 27th of this month. No off.

Liu Jiaxian pointed out that the second-line isolation ward had been conceived more than a month ago. This week, the first-line patients have been transferred to the second-line isolation ward. Some hospitals have started with 400.

[16:40] Liu Jiaxian said that as of noon today, the utilization rate of negative pressure wards was 77%, and the utilization rate of negative pressure beds was 65%. The general medical ward was changed to a negative pressure ward, which was named the second-line isolation ward. He announced the launch of a second-line ward. Patients who have no fever within 48 hours, no respiratory symptoms, and tests that are improving will be placed in a second-line isolation ward. Second-line isolation ward equipment will also be very cautious, and medical staff will be fully equipped.

[16:30] The Department of Health held a press conference to report the latest situation. Dr. Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, and Dr. Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, attended the meeting. Zhang Zhujun said that there were 41 confirmed cases today, a total of 683 cases; the new patients were 21 men and 40 women, of which 34 had travel records and half were students.

Zhang said that case 670 had visited the ALL NIGHT LONG bar in Tsim Sha Tsui where many people were sick, and close contacts of case 677 had visited some bars on March 13.

Liu Jiaxian said that 554 patients were still in hospital, of which 5 were critically ill and 5 were severe, an additional one. Six more people were discharged, including the only suspected case patient.

[14:38] The news indicates that 11 additional confirmed cases were added in the afternoon, and a total of 30 cases have been recorded in the morning. A 17-year-old male patient from the Eastern District Hospital arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom on March 28. He had been in contact with a confirmed patient before returning to Hong Kong. Two initially diagnosed patients at Tai Po Nethersole Hospital have travel history. A 21-year-old male patient returned to Hong Kong from London, England. He was a close contact with another confirmed foreign student earlier; and another 60-year-old male patient. I have been to Indonesia.

The United Hospital has eight initial confirmed cases, and all patients are in stable condition.

[11:27] It is reported that an additional 7 preliminary confirmed cases were reported in Hong Kong, resulting in at least 19 new preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong this morning. Among them, a 36-year-old male patient from the Eastern District Hospital has been to France, and the other 6 patients who have been treated to the Prince of Wales Hospital have all traveled abroad, and 5 of them have been to the UK.

[10:27] It is understood that at least 12 cases of newly diagnosed pneumonia were initially diagnosed in the morning. Two of them were hospitalized in Tuen Mun Hospital, including a case involving a bar band group. The 32-year-old female patient was a nurse. She visited All Night Long in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 19, and had a cough and fever afterwards, but some of her samples were weakly positive for the virus at one time. The results are pending review.

Checked other cases who had been to the same bar. The 411th, 38-year-old Cathay Pacific male pilot visited on March 18, while the 428th, 22-year-old policewoman visited on March 20, two days All bands performed live.

There was a case of international students in North Lantau Hospital. Deep throat saliva samples from two British students from Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po were initially positive. Two 19-year-old female patients from Tseung Kwan O Hospital were in stable condition. Five people were hospitalized at the Queen Mary Hospital, and the family members of two of them were diagnosed earlier.

[08:00] As of 8:00 am on Monday (30th), 82,431 confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 3,306 deaths, 174 suspected cases, and 75,612 cured cases; in Hubei, a severely affected area, a total of 67,801 cases and a total of 3,182 deaths .

[01:25] A new confirmed case was imported on Sunday (29th) in Macau. The patient was a 44-year-old man who had travelled from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong. He entered Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port on the 18th of this month. The health bureau's quarantine measures were arranged for medical observation at the Golden Crown China Hotel. The saliva samples and nasopharyngeal swab samples were tested on the 21st and 22nd of this month, but the results were negative. Until Sunday, the patient was tested again with a nasopharyngeal swab, and the results were positive. He is currently in normal condition and will be admitted to the isolation ward of the Peak Hospital. There are currently 38 confirmed cases in Macau.

[New crown pneumonia] The number of confirmed cases exceeded the 600 mark and multiple transmission groups

Overview of yesterday:

[New crown pneumonia] West Kowloon PTU male police initially diagnosed about 40 people in the same team stopped contacting the public to work

[New Crown Pneumonia] More than 100 Hong Kongers stranded in Peru, and the port of Morocco is arranging flights to return to Hong Kong

[New Crown Pneumonia] 3 tour groups with nearly 40 Hong Kongers still stranded in Peru

[New crown pneumonia] 74% of negative pressure isolation rooms are used. Hospital Authority is paralyzed like foreign hospitals

[New crown pneumonia] 44 confirmed patients to be admitted to the Hospital Authority: Most patients wait for one day

[New Crown Pneumonia] Another 7 people in the bar group are infected and another 6 headless cases have been to the bar

[New Crown Pneumonia] Zhang Jianzong: The industry has been hit hard, the government will launch the second round of epidemic prevention funds

[New Crown Pneumonia] Police intercepted more than 70 people for quarantine order Zhang Jianzong: condemned for selfish behavior

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Source: hk1

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