[Diamond Princess] Department of Health staff went to Japan on Wednesday to assist 101 diagnosed and stranded Hong Kong residents

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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2020-02-25 23:59

The Hong Kong Government earlier arranged three charter flights to pick up some Hong Kong people stranded in the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship in Japan. However, 101 people still remain there because of a confirmed diagnosis or close contacts. The Department of Health responded to enquiries and stated that the staff of the Department will depart for Japan tomorrow (26th) to continue to provide assistance to Hong Kong people in need.

In addition, the CHP has maintained contact with the Japanese health authorities and inquired related information according to existing channels, but the authorities have not provided detailed clinical data concerning Hong Kong people's confirmed cases.

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Four are in serious condition and two need artificial lungs

There are 193 people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. They have taken three charter flights from the Hong Kong Government to return to Hong Kong. About 70 Hong Kong people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. They are hospitalized in 31 hospitals in Japan. Stay in the intensive treatment department. Two of them need artificial lungs, and the other two need pagers. In addition, 31 Hong Kong people are close contacts and are currently isolated on land in Japan.

The Department of Health responded to inquiries that after completing the three previous charter flights and returning to Hong Kong for resupply, the Department's personnel will depart for Japan tomorrow to continue to provide assistance to relevant Hong Kong people in need.

Hong Kong government only keeps track of the medical progress of 16 Hong Kong people

Of the approximately 70 confirmed cases of Hong Kong residents of Diamond Princess, the department reiterated that it had only successfully mastered the medical progress of 16 Hong Kong people and continued to provide assistance to Hong Kong people in need still in Japan by phone after returning to Hong Kong.

According to the agency, the Center for Health Protection maintained contact with the Japanese health authorities and inquired related information according to existing channels. The authorities have not provided the center with detailed clinical data concerning Hong Kong people's confirmed cases.

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