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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2020-01-25 09:38
Last updated: 2020-01-25 09:39The Centre for Health Protection announced that three new cases of new coronavirus pneumonia were confirmed yesterday (24th), and a total of five cases have been confirmed. The Director of the Centre for Health Protection, Dr. Huang Jiaqing, mentioned in a commercial program today (25th) that patients had visited individual housing estates and shopping malls. However, "the local operation is well established." It is expected that there will be new cases in Hong Kong within a short period of time. CUHK Professor of Respiratory Systems Xu Shuchang pointed out that a large number of people had left when Wuhan was not closed, and the 14-day incubation period has not yet passed. It is expected that the number of confirmed diagnoses will increase in the future.
When Dr. Huang Jiaqing, the director of the Center for Health Protection, was interviewed by the "Political and Economic Saturday" in Taiwan today, he pointed out that the latest confirmed number was 5 and stressed that the epidemic situation should not be underestimated. He pointed out that in the confirmed cases, the patients had been admitted to the hospital at an earlier stage with symptoms. Although they had been to housing estates or shopping malls, they had "a wide range of actions in the local area" and were wearing masks. medical. He said that the number of confirmed diagnoses in the Mainland and foreign countries is constantly increasing, and it is expected that new cases will occur in Hong Kong within a short period of time. The next week or two is a critical time.
Five confirmed new pneumonia cases were reported in Hong Kong as of January 24. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
As for whether the government should change the sector to urgent, he said that it depends on the actual evidence, immediate danger, and whether there will be continuous human-to-human transmission in the community. Citizens have snapped up masks in the market recently. Huang Jiaqing said that the government has contacted suppliers and learned that although the supply was relatively tight earlier, it was still out of stock and stressed that the government would continue to coordinate.
Huang Jiaqing (left), director of the Center for Health Protection, and Xu Shuchang (right), professor at CUHK. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
CUHK Professor of Respiratory Sciences Xu Shuchang mentioned on the program that more cases are expected in the future. When Wuhan has not closed the city, a large number of people have left the country to travel, and the incubation period of 14 days has not yet passed. The government must find them as soon as possible. . He mentioned that of the five confirmed cases, the lung films of the two newly added cases yesterday were still clear. As for whether the Education Bureau needs to extend the Lunar Holiday, he thinks it depends on the number of cases imported in the future and the situation of the community.
He also mentioned that the current temperature detection method is effective in detecting patients, but it has been found that 2% of the cases have no fever symptoms, and a health declaration system is now in place to supplement them. However, he emphasized that the system depends on the honesty of visitors and suggested that the Government could consider introducing a penalty clause.
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