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Written by: Li Enci
2020-02-16 04:00
Last updated: 2020-02-16 11:58The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continued. There were no new confirmed cases in Hong Kong yesterday (15th), and the cumulative number remained 56. One patient died, one patient was discharged from the hospital, and 54 people remained in hospital.
The Chief Administrative Manager of the Hospital Authority, Zhang Zifeng, said yesterday that the authority needs to leave protective equipment to the frontline medical staff. It will postpone most appointments for surgery and examinations and half appointments for follow-up appointments. He estimates that 10,000 people will be affected daily in the next two weeks, that is, 10 working days in two weeks, and a total of 100,000 people will be affected.
[11:30] Starting at Xinyi School, marching to the South Kwai Chung Clinic, they shouted slogans along the way. An estimated 200 people participated in the scene. Shortly after the start of the parade, the police officers present reminded the procession applicants to ensure that the procession follows the designated route and that no violence has occurred, otherwise the police will intervene to take action and stop the procession. Some protesters were dissatisfied with the police action and accused the police.
[11:00] Members of the Legislative Council, Liang Yaozhong and Yin Zhaojian, pointed out that the public was worried about the situation in the district and opposed the change of the South Kwai Chung Clinic to a designated clinic.
[06:30] The total number of confirmed cases in the Mainland has increased to 68,341, with 1,662 deaths.
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[02:23] PolyU students and Hung Hom district councilors are dissatisfied that PolyU students returning to Hong Kong from the mainland will be segregated in the student dormitory of Hung Lai Road. A rally was launched yesterday (16th) to urge the school to disable the dormitory for isolation. People present. At about 8 pm last night, three PolyU boarding students told reporters that claiming to have obtained internal documents indicates that at least 3 Mainland students left the room without isolation, and another Mainland student withdrew early from the room without isolation. If the situation is known, the school is urged to explain the incident.
PolyU responded at 1 am today that the self-isolated students in the dormitory include mainland students, international students and local students. During the self-isolation period, some of the students stated that they would like to go home to continue the isolation. The school is assessing the situation. Afterwards, respect the reasonable wishes of the boarders as far as possible, and let them leave the dormitory; however, once the boarders have left, they must complete 14 days of self-isolation before returning to the dormitory. The school did not explain where they were students.
[Wuhan Pneumonia] Three-person rally urged the dormitory to be quarantined and returned to the south. Physiology: 100 people in full health
The government announced late last night that it would send a free charter plane to take Hong Kong residents of the stranded Diamond Princess cruise back to Hong Kong, but the date still needs to be completed after Japan's quarantine procedures. (Profile picture)
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[Wuhan Pneumonia · 2.15] Maintaining 56 people diagnosed by the government Free pick-up of Hong Kong people from Diamond Princess
[Wuhan pneumonia, multiple pictures] The latest virus image exposure looks like SARS and MERS
[Wuhan Pneumonia] Government free charter to take Diamond Princess 330 Hong Kong people to quarantine after returning to Hong Kong for 14 days
[Wuhan Pneumonia] Dirty Team from 11 hospitals will return to the ward to work without isolation.
[Wuhan pneumonia] 70-year-old patient was admitted to hospital 3 Ambulancemen 2 Firefighters need to be isolated
Wuhan Pneumonia Health Protection Center Hospital Administration
