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Coronavirus disease. Live │ News: 66 cases added today, 62 cases are local infections hit a new high

2020-07-17T21:51:05.630Z


The epidemic situation of New Coronary Pneumonia in Hong Kong has continued to deteriorate. New cases include the family members of Cuihe Restaurant in Ciyun Mountain and restaurants in Ciyun Mountain Center, family members of Beihe Street Market, members of the church who have been to the church, immigration department, FEHD and customs officers. According to the news, there are nearly 50 newly confirmed and preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (16th). Among them, a 60-year-old male patient was initially diagnosed in the general ward of the Department of Internal Medicine of Princess Margaret Hospital. The patient was admitted yesterday with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection; An employee of the non-emergency ambulance transport service control center of Beth Hospital was also initially diagnosed.


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Written by: Chen Shuxia, Hu Jiaxin, Chen Qianting, Li Fuyuan, Zheng Cuibi, Chen Jiayi, Mai Kaiyin, Liang Huanmin

2020-07-16 04:00

Date of last update: 2020-07-16 16:47

The epidemic situation of New Coronary Pneumonia in Hong Kong has continued to deteriorate. New cases include the family members of Cuihe Restaurant in Ciyun Mountain and restaurants in Ciyun Mountain Center, family members of Beihe Street Market, members of the church who have been to the church, immigration department, FEHD and customs officers.

According to the news, there are nearly 50 newly confirmed and preliminary confirmed cases in Hong Kong today (16th). Among them, a 60-year-old male patient was initially diagnosed in the general ward of the Department of Internal Medicine of Princess Margaret Hospital. The patient was admitted yesterday with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection; An employee of the non-emergency ambulance transport service control center of Beth Hospital was also initially diagnosed.

[16:18] A spokesperson for the HEC stated that an outsourced employee who worked as a security guard at Lamma Island Power Station overnight was not comfortable seeking medical treatment a few days ago. After a deep throat test, it was confirmed to be negative. According to the HEC, the employees involved took the company's special boat and disinfected it at their work place and special boat. The employees did not have close contacts during their work. It is understood that for safety reasons, the employee has been arranged to enter Junyang Village for isolation.

[13:04] It is understood that a patient in the Buddhist hospital was initially diagnosed, but it is temporarily unknown whether the patient is related to the outbreak of the A6 ward in Yiyuan.

[12:55] It is understood that there are nearly 50 confirmed and preliminary confirmed cases today.

[12:37] "Hong Kong 01" received two independent news that an employee of the non-emergency ambulance transport service control center of Queen Elizabeth Hospital was initially diagnosed. It is understood that a man in his 40s is responsible for non-emergency ambulance delivery services at the Yiyuan Hospital. He was initially diagnosed and is waiting for admission. His family needs quarantine, but colleagues he has contacted continue to work. The non-emergency evacuation service staff is responsible for transporting patients to hospital, returning home and returning to the nursing home; it is reported that the employee has been uncomfortable from work since Tuesday, and left a sample of deep throat saliva when seeking medical treatment on the same day, mainly working in the control center on weekdays. Responsible for dispatching and transporting patients, less contact with patients directly. There are about 100 employees in the control center where he works, but it is still not disinfected.

Another source said that the employee had no contact with the patient, and the last working day was Monday (July 13).

[11:44] It is understood that a male patient in the general ward of Princess Margaret Hospital was initially diagnosed. According to the news, this 60-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital yesterday and had symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. The hospital did a new coronavirus test for him and the result was positive.

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[10:49] Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and lecturer professor of the Department of Respiratory System of CUHK, said today that the epidemic situation has been severe recently, and the proportion of cases where the source has not been found is as high as 37%, which is worrying. He believes that the government measures will see results within one to two weeks after taking effect; and that the public is more nervous to do personal hygiene, which will also help to cut off the chain of transmission. He also pointed out that due to the long-term illness of the elderly, the condition after infection is more serious and the mortality rate is higher. He suggested that all seniors should be tested for viruses.

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[10:22] The director of the Hong Kong University Center for Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases, He Bailiang, pointed out that tea restaurants and taxi groups broke out on the first 10 days from July 5 to the present day, but the recent diagnosis of Beihe Street, Ciyun Mountain and Niuchiwan Markets has been confirmed. Case. With reference to the serious outbreak of Beijing's street market group, He believes that the market, especially Beihe Street, is crowded. If vendors and citizens do not wear masks during grocery shopping, they describe "the outbreak can be very serious." He suggested that the market where the diagnosed case is recorded must be closed for a few days and be thoroughly cleaned. Afterwards, flow control must be implemented, and people entering the market must be required to wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus.

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[08:59] Liang Zichao, chairman of the Hong Kong Medical Association Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee, appealed to the public to stay home as much as possible within two weeks to reduce the risk of virus spread and to allow the authorities to track the existing source of the disease.

Liang also believes that if the number of diagnosed cases does not decline significantly after a week, the government must consider further tightening of epidemic prevention measures, including arranging civil servants to work at home, non-emergency services suspended for a week, and private organizations must also tighten the epidemic prevention arrangements, otherwise the epidemic will continue and will be heavy Crack down on Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood; and "Don't try to coexist with the virus for a long time" because the medical system will collapse and the Hong Kong economy will not be able to sustain for a long time.

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[00:05] It is understood that an employee of the HEC who works at the Lamma Island Power Plant is diagnosed, but how many people are defined as close contacts at this time. The reporter is inquiring about details from the HEC.

[00:01] Hong Kong has recorded a total of 1589 cases and 37 preliminary diagnosed cases. We will know whether it is officially confirmed later today.

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