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【Coronavirus disease. Latest】 HA opens 400 second-line isolation beds in Eastern District Ward

2020-03-31T07:09:37.801Z


The global outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, and the epidemic in Hong Kong is still severe. Yesterday (30th), more than 41 confirmed cases were added, and the cumulative increase was 683, which was close to the 700 mark. Although most of the newly added patients have travel records or returned to Hong Kong from abroad, sporadic locals have not found the source of infection, and local outbreaks may occur. Due to the lack of negative pressure isolation wards, as of last night, a total of 41 confirmed patients have not been sent to hospital. Individual cases have stayed at the residence for two days, and even some cases have not been sent to the quarantine center for four days, increasing the risk of community transmission.


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Written by: Golden Chess Zheng Cuibi Chen Qianting Li Enci Wang Jieen

2020-03-31 06:00

Last updated: 2020-03-31 14:59

The global outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia, and the epidemic in Hong Kong is still severe. Yesterday (30th), more than 41 confirmed cases were added, and the cumulative increase was 683, which was close to the 700 mark. Although most of the newly added patients have travel records or returned to Hong Kong from abroad, sporadic locals have not found the source of infection, and local outbreaks may occur.

Due to the lack of negative pressure isolation wards, as of last night, a total of 41 confirmed patients have not been sent to hospital. Individual cases have stayed at the residence for two days, and even some cases have not been sent to the quarantine center for four days, increasing the risk of community transmission.

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[13:54] A new confirmed case was found in North District Hospital. The patient was a 27-year-old woman who had travelled to New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She returned to Hong Kong for medical treatment in a general outpatient clinic.

[12:23] The Hospital Authority will open 400 second-line isolation beds, of which 25 beds will be opened tomorrow in the Eastern Hospital, converted from ordinary ward beds. Lu Zhicong, Director of Networking at Hong Kong Island East Hospital, believes that it will help alleviate the pressure of negative pressure beds.

When asked if more than 40 confirmed cases were not admitted to the hospital yesterday, Lu Zhicong, the director of the Hong Kong Island East Hospital Network, said that the situation was not satisfactory and he was sorry.

[12:07] It is reported that there were 5 additional confirmed cases, 4 of whom were in the Eastern Hospital and 1 was in Princess Margaret Hospital. The cumulative initial confirmed cases were increased to at least 17 cases.

One of the patients in the Eastern Hospital was a 36-year-old pregnant woman who was 5 months pregnant. She traveled to Brazil for one month and returned to Hong Kong on March 26. She had fever, cough and nose water. Another 24-year-old male patient reported working in a bank. He had traveled to the United States with a friend, and one of them was diagnosed earlier.

Another 54-year-old male patient from the Eastern District Hospital had no travel abroad and was required to travel in a wheelchair. He was usually taken care of by a domestic helper at home and had no known contact history. He had a severe infection in the lungs and was in critical condition and was admitted to the intensive care unit.

The remaining two patients have travel history, and one of them is a British student.

[10:14] It is reported that at least 12 preliminary confirmed cases were added this morning, including a 44-year-old female employee of Dusk Till Dawn in Wan Chai Bar, and some were foreign students returning to Hong Kong.

[10:01] Regarding the decline of confirmed cases in the Mainland, Lin Zheng said that theoretically, the restrictions on entry to the Mainland may be relaxed, but there is no plan at this time, mainly because of the severe epidemic situation in Hong Kong. It is necessary to continue to control the number of immigrants. Cancelled in early May.

[09:57] Faced with the negative pressure bed being full, Lin Zheng said that he would not rule out that some of the confirmed patients who would soon be recovered would be transferred to the quarantine center, and acknowledged that the delay in sending confirmed cases to the hospital was not ideal but could not be completely avoided, and asked the department to find ways to shorten Delivery time.

[09:53] Lin Zheng said that he would spend tens of billions of dollars to assist various industries, describing the unprecedented crackdown on Hong Kong, and also announced that the retail industry data announced in the afternoon would drop sharply.

[09:50] Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e met with reporters before the guild. Recently, more than 300 new cases were mainly imported cases. She said that since March 19, more than 50,000 people have been required to undergo compulsory home quarantine. More than 70 people have been sent to the quarantine center in violation of the quarantine order, and they have not ruled out that the police will issue a fixed fine of 2,000 yuan to the citizens without warning. ticket.

[08:00] As of 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday (31st), 82,528 confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 3,313 deaths, 168 suspected cases, and 75,956 cured cases; in Hubei, a total of 67,801 confirmed cases with a total of 3,186 deaths.

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[01:40] The latest information released by the Centre for Health Protection shows that there are a total of 682 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. Of the 41 new cases on Monday (30th), 34 had travel records and 18 were British students returning to Hong Kong. Of the confirmed patients in Hong Kong, a total of 41 people are still waiting to be admitted, including 29 of the 30 new cases. The most resistant one has been diagnosed on the 27th, but was still unable to be admitted to hospital for treatment on Monday.

Among the newly added cases, 7 were cases with no travel history, and more than 5 were unknown, including the 663th case of a male police officer. According to information from the authorities, he lives in Fu Lai House, Fu Cheong Estate, Sham Shui Po, and has visited "Lockhart" in Wan Chai on the 27th of this month.

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Source: hk1

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