Burst
Written by: Lu Jiayu
2020-01-24 21:36
Last updated: 2020-01-24 22:37The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan has continued. Two infection cases have been confirmed in Hong Kong a few days ago. Today (24th), at least two more suspected cases were tested positive. In addition, many hospitals also received multiple respiratory infections and fever. Patients waiting for symptoms need to be isolated at the hospital. It was circulated online that there was a nurse strike in the Eastern District Hospital, calling on medical staff to join to force the government to block the border. The Eastern District Hospital said that the hospital was operating normally and there was no strike, and the public was urged not to forward false information.
It is circulated on the Internet today that nurses in the Eastern District Hospital have begun to strike, calling for medical staff to join to force the government to block the border; and other netizens who claim to be medical staff in the Eastern District Hospital have called for medical staff to join the strike on the Internet, asking the government to go to all ports, including airports and high-speed rail stations After the Chinese were banned from entering the country, the netizen said that after the "closed city" in Wuhan, there were epidemic prevention measures in the world, but the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge remained free for 7 days, and also said that they feared a major outbreak after the New Year holiday. The reporter visited the Eastern Hospital in the afternoon. The staff said that no strike had been heard, and the emergency room operation was no different. The seats were not full in the afternoon time. A blue curtain was set up outside the emergency room to separate waiting patients. A security guard was present at the scene wearing protective clothing.
East Yard: No strikes
The Eastern District Hospital clarified the online rumors, saying that the hospital was operating normally today (24th) and there was no strike. In addition, from early this morning until 4 pm, there were no patients from Wuhan in the Eastern Hospital's emergency department. The hospital urged the public not to forward false information to avoid causing public panic.
Medical care has drawn "life and death visa" to organize the implementation of border epidemic prevention
The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan has continued. Two cases of infection have been diagnosed in Hong Kong. They are being isolated and treated at the Infectious Diseases Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital. Recently, many public hospitals have also received multiple cases of respiratory infections and fever. Patients, including those who have been to Wuhan, need to be quarantined at the hospital. In addition, a police officer from the East Kowloon Transport Department of the Police Department had a fever after visiting his wife in Futian and returned to Hong Kong. He was admitted to the isolation ward of Renji Hospital. Public hospital doctors and nurses have also recently drawn a "birth and death visa" to arrange for personnel to enter the isolation ward. Ma Zhongyi, president of the Public Medical Doctors Association, said that the doctors have completed the lottery. When the HA starts the procedure, a special medical team will go to the isolation ward to take care of patients.
The Hospital Authority's Staff Front issued a statement yesterday (23rd) in collaboration with other medical organizations, asking the government to implement inbound epidemic prevention work and to deny visitors from entering China, and that the government must fully implement Hong Kong ’s border epidemic prevention measures by next Tuesday (28th) Otherwise, action escalation, including industrial action, is not ruled out.
[Wuhan Pneumonia] A large number of members of the Wuhan Patient District verified that the news was false.
Wuhan Pneumonia Hospital Administration