Burst
Written by: Shao Peilin, Chen Nuoxi, and Chen Kangzhi
2020-01-25 13:41
Last updated: 2020-01-25 15:40The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has spread and there are currently five confirmed cases in Hong Kong. This morning (25th), the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that the third confirmed patient had stayed in a non-negative pressure ward for three to four hours during the consultation at Tuen Mun Hospital. The HA is conducting risk assessment. After arriving at the quarantine. By 3 pm, a man and a woman were pushed out of the trauma ward at Tuen Mun Hospital. Six medical staff were escorted upstairs to the isolation ward.
At 1 pm, a man from Tuen Mun Hospital was pushed out of the trauma ward and escorted by six medical staff to the upstairs isolation ward. (Photo by Chen Nuoxi)
Chung Kin-li, Director of Hospital Authority: Experts contacted to assess risk
The Director of Quality and Safety of the Hospital Authority, Dr Chung Kin Lai, said that a call from the infection control officer of Tuen Mun Hospital was received this morning. As there are two negative-pressure wards in the Accident and Emergency Department, the hospital arranged for the patient to handle the trauma room in the third case. The patient stays for three to four hours. Experts have been contacted to assess the risks and whether the investigation will affect other patients. Zhong Jianli acknowledged that the incident may have an impact on employees or patients, and had notified the CHP to visit Tuen Mun Hospital to review the process and apologized to the public for the incident.
The patient had been sterilized in the cleaners' estate of Yi Ling Nan Ting, Tuen Mun
The 62-year-old female patient went to the emergency room of Tuen Mun Hospital for medical treatment in the evening of January 23. The cleaners at Yi Ling Nan Ting Estate in Tuen Mun, where she lived, were sterilized by a cleaner this morning (25th). Resident Chen pointed out that someone was clear this morning, and the management office stated that staff disinfection had been arranged this morning. Mr. Chen thought that the channels of the building needed to be disinfected. Another resident Zhang Tai said that recently, after knowing that someone was diagnosed in the housing estate, she has also strengthened disinfection and prevention work recently. "Precautions have been started a week ago. They all use disinfectant and hand masks.
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