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Written by: Cui Zheng Zheng
2020-01-26 19:26
Last updated: 2020-01-26 19:26The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. The sixth case was confirmed in Hong Kong today (26th). The patient is a 47-year-old Hong Kong man who has been working in the Mainland since early January. A market in Wuhan serves as a civilian. According to an earlier report by the media, the market is sold for game.
The man had a fever while in Wuhan and went to the local hospital for treatment, but then he had a fever and transferred to Hong Kong by high-speed rail on January 23. He was bitten by a dog while he was in the Mainland in late December. He arrived at Hong Kong's A & E Department of Ruttonjee Hospital on the day of his arrival and expressed his wish to get a mad dog injection. The doctor did not find that he met the reporting criteria and allowed him to leave. He went to Ruttonjee Hospital on Saturday for a fever and was diagnosed.
Authorities allege that his wife and daughter needed to be quarantined. He did not disclose where he had been during his stay in Hong Kong, and the authorities were investigating whether medical personnel were infected. It is understood that he lives in North Point.
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Dr Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that one more case of Wuhan pneumonia was diagnosed today at noon. The patient was a 47-year-old Hong Kong man who worked in the Mainland in early January and was in Wuhan from 16 to 23 January. District Baishazhou market serves as an accountant. According to an earlier media report, the market has game products for sale, and the market is half an hour's drive from South China Seafood City.
The patient has been wearing a mask during the arrival
The man had a fever on the evening of January 20th, and found that he had reached 38.4 degrees Celsius when taking a temperature measurement on January 21st. He had seen a doctor at Wuhan Hospital and had a fever on the evening of the 21st. He took a bus to Xianning City, Hubei Province on January 23, took the high-speed rail G1035 train No. 2 to Shenzhen, and then took the high-speed rail G407 train No. 3 to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. He later went home by car while wearing a mask.
Zhang Zhujun said that the patient's wife and daughter needed to be quarantined, and he did not disclose where he had been during his stay in Hong Kong, and the authorities also needed to investigate whether medical personnel were infected. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
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Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the man claimed that he was bitten by a dog in the Mainland at the end of December. He went to Wuhan Hospital and gave him 4 shots of crazy dogs. On the day of his arrival in Hong Kong, he went to the emergency room of Ruttonjee Hospital to express his desire for a shot of crazy dogs. No need to fight again. He did not have a fever at the time, and the doctor did not find that he met the reporting criteria, so he was allowed to leave, and he always wore a mask when he sought medical treatment. However, the man had a fever again on January 24, reaching a temperature of 38 degrees, and yesterday he also measured to 37.5 degrees, so he went to Ruttonjee Hospital for medical treatment again, this time the hospital decided to arrange his admission.
Knowing if there is sufficient protective clothing for contacting patients
Zhang Zhujun said that the patient's wife and daughter needed to be quarantined, but did not disclose where he had been during his stay in Hong Kong. Authorities would track whether he had been in close contact with the two high-speed trains he had taken. The authorities also need to investigate whether the medical staff is infected. They are discussing with the hospital's infection control team to find out whether the protective clothing is sufficient when the medical staff contacts the patient, and then they know whether there are potential risks. If there is a risk, they will be quarantined.
Regarding rumors that the patient had concealed that he had been to Wuhan, Zhang Zhujun claimed that the patient did not conceal. He did not want to see a doctor when he consulted on the 23rd. He only wanted an injection. The patient also said that he had been checked in Wuhan. Found a problem.
Zhang Zhujun (left) refers to the patient in the sixth case who worked in a civilian office in a Wuhan market. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
"Hong Kong 01" received information that the man was no longer in the position of being bitten by a dog. He did not disclose that he had been to Wuhan at the first consultation. At that time, his temperature was 37.2 degrees Celsius. He had no fever, cough, etc. He had symptoms of a respiratory infection, so the hospital asked him to leave. It is understood that he lives in Jianhua Street, North Point.
Hospital Administration of Wuhan Pneumonia Health Department
