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Written by: Hou Cailin
2020-04-04 11:19
Date of last update: 2020-04-04 11:19The COVID-19 new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continues, with more than 800 cases in Hong Kong. Zeng Dexian, chairman of the Hospital Authority Task Force on Clinical Infectious Diseases Treatment and Medical Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program that the sharp rise in confirmed cases returning from Europe and the United States has caused great pressure on the local medical system. Although there are still adequate isolation measures in Hong Kong, there is a need to consider setting up isolation facilities in the community to accommodate patients with mild illness. He also pointed out that if the medical system is difficult to load and there are too many hospital admissions, he will even consider isolating patients with stable conditions, hospital treatment and low transmission risk.
In addition, Zeng Dexian said that about 20% to 30% of patients in Hong Kong will temporarily lose their sense of taste or smell, and most patients will slowly return to normal. It is difficult to explain whether the symptoms are persistent. At present, one patient still loses taste after diagnosis. .
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Zeng Dexian, chairman of the Hospital Authority's Task Force on Clinical Infectious Disease Treatment and Medical Director of the Infectious Diseases Center, said that with the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases from people from Europe and the United States, Hong Kong began to enter the second wave of outbreaks from mid-March, which constitutes a great deal to the medical system. Due to the pressure, the Hospital Authority converted some common beds into second-line isolation wards to free up isolation beds for patients with more severe symptoms.
Zeng Dexian pointed out that mild patients with relatively stable disease can be transferred to the second-line ward. Although their nasal secretions were positive for the virus test, they had previously tested their virus samples, and the results reflected that the virus could not reproduce. I believe The spread of such patients is very low. He also emphasized that the converted wards were up to standard, with corresponding indoor ventilation systems and negative pressure equipment, and the safety of second-line isolation wards.
Zeng Dexian said that although there are still adequate isolation facilities in Hong Kong, there is an urgent need to consider establishing isolation facilities in the community, such as the Asian Games Hall or sports venues, to accommodate patients with stable conditions and low transmission to ease the public medical system. load. He also pointed out that if the medical system is difficult to load, and there are too many admissions, it will even consider isolating patients with stable disease, hospital treatment and low infectivity at home.
Zeng Dexian, chairman of the HA's Clinical Infectious Diseases Treatment Task Force and director of the Center for Infectious Diseases, said that there is an urgent need for Hong Kong to consider setting up isolation facilities in the community, such as the Asian Games Hall or sports grounds, to arrange for patients with stable conditions.
In addition, Zeng Dexian said that most patients with the first wave of new pneumonia epidemic have obvious symptoms such as fever, but the second wave of patients with upper respiratory tract infections and other symptoms, such as coughing, are relatively rare. He mentioned that at present, about 20% to 30% of patients in Hong Kong will temporarily lose their sense of taste or smell, and most patients will slowly return to normal. It is difficult to explain whether the symptoms are persistent. He explained that the virus may invade the brain's nerves responsible for smell and taste. When the patient's inflammation subsides, the taste or smell will gradually recover. At present, one patient has still lost his taste since the diagnosis.
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