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Written by: Chen Jingqi
2020-01-03 21:48
Last updated: 2020-01-03 21:50An unexplained outbreak of pneumonia occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province. According to the city's health and health committee, as of today (3rd), a total of 44 cases have been reported, of which 11 people are in serious condition, but the authorities have not completed the pathogen investigation.
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that since December 31 last year, the Center for Health Protection has received a total of five reports of strong surveillance cases, and all patients have recently visited Wuhan. As of today, out of 5 cases. Three patients were positive for influenza A (H3) virus.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of today, a total of five reports of enhanced surveillance had been received, and all three patients had positive reactions to influenza A (H3) virus. (Profile picture)
There are still no test results for two patients
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today that there are currently five enhanced surveillance cases. A 14-year-old male patient was admitted to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and was positive for influenza A (H3) virus.
The two new cases recently were two female patients aged 12 and 41. The two went to Wuhan in the past two weeks. Symptoms include fever, respiratory infections or pneumonia. They are being received at Princess Margaret Hospital. Isolation treatment. The HA has reported the case to the Department of Health and has sent patient samples for laboratory tests. The Centre for Health Protection stated that the above two cases were also positive for influenza A (H3) virus.
At present, there is still a 37-year-old female patient who was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital and a 44 male patient who was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital. The test results have not yet come out.
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The Chief Infection Control Director of the Hospital Authority, Dr Lai Weiwen, said that the current situation of the patients was stable. Preliminary investigations showed that the patients had not visited the wet market in Wuhan before the onset of the disease. The Hospital Authority would continue to monitor the conditions of the patients and provide appropriate treatment.
Along with the above cases, public hospitals have reported a total of five related patient cases to the Department of Health since December 31, 2019. Two of them have been discharged.
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