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Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2020-02-05 10:20
Last updated: 2020-02-05 10:20The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan has worsened. The number of suspected infections and confirmed infections in Hong Kong has continued to increase, and local infection cases have begun to appear. The Chairman of the Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee of the Medical Association, Liang Zichao, said today (5th) that he could not find patients with mild symptoms alone based on travel history and contact history. He believes that there must be quite a few cases in the community. The onset of transmission depends on whether the number of cases will increase rapidly in a short period of time. Liang Zichao also pointed out that the government must respond, or the medical system may have a chance to collapse.
Liang Zichao said that it is impossible to find patients with mild symptoms based on tourism history and contact history alone. He believes that there must be quite a few cases in the community and local transmission has begun, depending on whether the cases will increase rapidly in a short period of time. (Profile picture)
Liang Zichao continued, the hospital needs to reposition how to deal with patients, including shunting and isolation are urgent. He emphasized that cross-infection in hospitals would be a major challenge for epidemic prevention work. "Failure to protect personnel equals failure to protect patients." Liang Zichao also pointed out that during large-scale transmission, it is difficult to find the source of infection and isolate contacts, so only Can strengthen the distance between people, "should be scattered but not together." He said that if the mask is not enough, the cotton mouth can also be used to minimize the source of infection.
Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue said yesterday that due to the limited supply of masks, internal guidelines have been issued to various departments. Wear masks only if you are sick, doing front-line work, or in densely populated areas. Liang Zichao said that Lin Zheng's appeal complies with public health standards, but there is room for discussion if the employer orders the employee. He mentioned that many people still need to take public transport to work, which meets the definition of a large number of people, so they all need to use masks.
The government announced earlier that Hong Kong residents who had traveled to Hubei Province within 14 days must conduct home quarantine, forbid to leave designated premises, and wear electronic tracking bracelets. (Picture is enlarged / photo by Li Zetong)
Electronic tracking bracelet does not have GPS Huang Zhiguang: Do not want to invade the privacy of related parties
The government announced earlier that Hong Kong residents who had traveled to Hubei Province within 14 days must conduct home quarantine, forbid to leave designated premises, and wear electronic tracking bracelets. Huang Zhiguang, deputy government information technology director, said on the same program that the electronic tracking bracelet is not easy to take off and is also connected to the mobile phone. If the bracelet leaves the sensing range, it will immediately notify the Department of Health and the police to follow up. He said that 24 families are currently under quarantine.
Why is there no GPS (Global Positioning System) in the electronic tracking bracelet? Huang Zhiguang said that because of different factors to be considered, one does not want to invade the privacy of the relevant person. At the same time, if GPS positioning is turned on, the power consumption will be higher in actual operation. Huang Zhiguang said that the ITI has prepared 500 electronic tracking bracelets. If necessary, it can increase production, and it is expected to increase 1,000 in the short term.
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