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Written by: Li Enci
2020-01-27 02:10
Last updated: 2020-01-27 02:10The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus has spread to more than 2,000 confirmed cases nationwide and at least eight confirmed cases have been recorded in Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong 01" reporter received news that Pok Oi Hospital's emergency department this afternoon received a man who had visited Shenzhen and lived in the same building as a confirmed patient. It is reported that the man had a fever when he consulted the doctor, "every lung has some flowers." Pok Oi Hospital did not conduct a rapid virus test for him, "then he will be transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital first." The patient was sent to the surgical ward for medical treatment. Hours before being transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital after 9pm.
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The man involved in Pok Oi Hospital waited for hours without isolation
It is reported that a Hong Kong man in his 50s was unwell this afternoon and went to the A & E Department of Pok Oi Hospital for treatment. The man visited Shenzhen from 24 to 25 this month and lived in the same building as a local patient. It is reported that the man had a fever at the time of consultation, "there are few flowers in his lungs." However, because he did not meet the reporting criteria, that is, he had not visited a Hubei or mainland hospital, and had not been sure of a confirmed case, Pok Oi Hospital did not A quick virus test was performed for him. "Then you have to go to Tuen Mun Hospital to do it first." However, the Tuen Mun Hospital was not available at that time, and the patient was sent to the surgical ward for a few hours without any isolation work. . He was transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital after 9 pm.
A medical staff member said, "If the channel is really pneumonia in Wuhan and the Pok Oi Hospital stays patient and has contacted many people, there is a great risk." He believes that the hospital should at least treat the case as "passing air." "Broadcasting" means simply isolating a patient while on the ward, such as closing a lift to prevent him from contacting other patients throughout the process.
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