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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-07-13 17:47
Date of last update: 2020-07-13 17:47The third outbreak in the local area broke out today (13th) with 52 new confirmed cases, of which 41 are local cases and 20 cases of unknown origin.
The Hospital Authority stated that four hospitals had employees or their families diagnosed. Among them, a cleaning staff in Prince of Wales Hospital was initially diagnosed, and her husband was a taxi driver diagnosed earlier. In Kwai Chung Hospital, a family member of the employee working in the psychiatric emergency ward was diagnosed, and the employee was waiting for the test result.
In addition, a confirmed patient had been to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Caritas Medical Centre for medical treatment. There was no fever and respiratory tract infection at that time. When a nurse took nasal fluid for it, he had to be isolated for 14 days because he did not wear a N95 mask and face mask.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital has a female patient diagnosed with internal medicine. (Profile picture)
The third outbreak in the local area broke out today (13th) with 52 new confirmed cases, of which 41 are local cases and 20 cases of unknown origin. Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, said that four hospitals announced the diagnosis of employees and their families.
The patient knew the diagnosis after entering the medical ward without symptoms
It is worth noting that when another medical staff draws nasal fluid for the patient, it must be isolated because it is not suitable for wearing protective equipment. Queen Elizabeth Hospital reported that a female medical patient was diagnosed last night. The female patient was admitted to the emergency room yesterday because of a long-term illness. She did not have upper respiratory tract infection and fever. She has been admitted to the general medical ward. When the hospital was informed of her diagnosis last night, she was immediately placed in an isolation ward.
When a nurse took a sample of nasal fluid for her, she only wore surgical masks and gloves and did not wear protective equipment including face masks or N95. The nurse was classified as a close contact and sent to the quarantine center for isolation. Another 35 medical personnel have contacted the patient. Due to the appropriate protective equipment, they only need 14 days of medical observation. There are 10 patients with the same disease as the female patient in internal medicine. One of the patients passed away yesterday due to their own disease. The remaining nine patients are all in close contact. They need to be admitted to the isolation ward to continue treatment.
9 patients in the medical ward must be quarantined
The female patient in internal medicine also visited the Caritas Medical Centre from 9 to 10 this month. There was no fever and respiratory infection. Nine patients in the same patient are classified as close contacts and undergo quarantine. Other medical personnel have appropriate protective equipment when taking care of the patients.
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An employee of the outsourcing cleaning support service at Prince of Wales Hospital was initially diagnosed. Her husband was a taxi driver who had been diagnosed earlier. The hospital is tracking, the cleaning staff is responsible for environmental cleaning, and temporarily knows that there is no direct contact with the patient.
The family of an employee working in the psychiatric emergency ward of Kwai Chung Hospital was diagnosed on the 10th of this month. The employee is waiting for the test result and sent to the quarantine center for observation. The employee went to work on the last day of the month on the 9th and had no symptoms. During the work, he had been wearing protective equipment. The hospital has strengthened the cleaning of wards.
Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, said that he knew that more recently diagnosed patients were admitted to the hospital, reminding medical staff to stay alert, pay attention to the risk of infection and wear appropriate protective equipment.
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