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Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2020-01-29 17:25
Last updated: 2020-01-29 17:25North District Council held a special meeting today (29th). Dr. Huang Jiaqing, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the isolation camp has selected three resorts and provided a total of 90 units. Currently, only one unit is in use. He believes that if there is a community outbreak At present, the number of units is by no means sufficient. The Government is considering other resorts, but for the time being, no fourth location has been confirmed. Lu Zhiheng, the Christian chairman of the political organization who visited the area, called for a complete slogan before the meeting, and was then removed from the scene by security guards.
The government announced earlier that the use of Fanming Huiming Village as a quarantine measure has caused dissatisfaction among residents in the area, and even arson, and the government finally decided to give up. (Profile picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)
Dr. Huang Jiaqing pointed out that there are currently 8 confirmed cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, and their close contacts need to be quarantined. The government has implemented Mrs. MacLehose Resort as the first choice, followed by Liyumen Park Resort and the third is Beitan. Chung Yuen Resort has a total of 90 units, one of which is in use. He emphasized that close contacts did not have symptoms, but only to ensure public safety, and also said that letting close contacts move around the community was more detrimental to the control of infectious diseases. The government also considered the use of vacant public housing as an isolation camp. He pointed out that Huiming Village is one of the alternative sites after consideration. Compared with holiday villages, Huiming Village has a larger number of units and can handle more people. In addition, medical staff It also needs to be isolated, but considering public perception, the use of Huiming Village or other vacant housing villages will not be considered at this time.
Dr. Huang Jiaqing, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that the isolation camp has selected three resorts and provided a total of 90 units. Currently only one unit is in use. He believes that if there is a community outbreak, the current number of units will never be sufficient. The government is considering other For the resort, there is currently no fourth confirmed location. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
As a guideline for the isolation camp, Huang Jiaqing said that there must be independent space and toilets, complete basic facilities, and large capacity to meet the above needs. It is also necessary to consider timeliness, hoping that people in need can move in as soon as possible.
Several North District Councillors questioned that the government anticipated a community outbreak and therefore required a large number of units to isolate close contacts. Huang Jiaqing denied that there was a community outbreak and he did not have a crystal ball to predict the development of the epidemic. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
People in the isolation camp have no symptoms and will be sent to the hospital for examination
Huang Jiaqing also pointed out that Wuhan pneumonia is a new type of coronavirus, and the Department of Health's understanding of the virus has been increasing, and the epidemic situation has been handled very carefully. He emphasized that people who live in isolation camps have no symptoms, but are close contacts of diagnosed people. It will be sent to the hospital for examination, and it is said that other filter viruses will have similar symptoms. Even if they have similar symptoms, they may not be infected with Wuhan pneumonia, and have limited impact on the surrounding environment. There is no need to have objective concerns. Scientists also said that they will not infect nearby residents.
Member of the Legislative Council and North District Councilor Lin Zhuoting criticized the Immigration Department for refusing to attend the North District Conference. It is inappropriate to reply in writing and disrespect the representatives of the public opinion. He also pointed out that the North District Council needs to write to the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Zhang Jianzong, to condemn the Immigration Department. Refusal to attend North District Council meeting. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
Huang Jiaqing: I do n’t have a crystal ball to foretell the epidemic, but I need to be reasonably prepared
Several North District Councilors questioned that the government anticipated a community outbreak and therefore required a large number of units to isolate close contacts. Huang Jiaqing denied that it indicated a community outbreak and did not have a crystal ball to predict the development of the epidemic, and said that the number of units in the three resorts was very insufficient. He also cannot deny the possibility of a community outbreak, and emphasized that if there is a sudden large-scale outbreak, the demand for isolation camps will increase significantly, and the government needs to be reasonably prepared.
The Immigration Department did not attend the North District Council meeting today on the grounds that it was busy with business, and wrote back stating that it had not handled any cases of fever among Mainland visitors on January 23, and many North District Councillors and the Legislative Council and New Territories East Councillors Lin Zhuoting criticized the Immigration Department for refusing to attend the North District Council. The written reply was inappropriate and did not respect the representatives of public opinion. He also pointed out that the North District Council needed to write to the Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong, and condemned the Immigration Department for refusing to attend the North District Council meeting.
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