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New Coronary Pneumonia | A 79-year-old woman diagnosed with colonoscopy in Ruttonjee Hospital, 8 people must be isolated

2020-07-22T08:51:32.904Z


The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has occurred, with 61 new confirmed cases as of 0:00 today (21st). According to the Hospital Authority, a 79-year-old female patient (Case No. 1956) went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical treatment on Sunday (19th) due to physical discomfort, and was diagnosed after testing. The female patient involved was diagnosed in July. On the 16th, he went to Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital for day colonoscopy and was discharged immediately. According to the Hospital Authority, Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in the relevant endoscopy department and day ward (B6) yesterday (20th), and have contacted 10 female patients who were admitted to the day ward on July 16 , 8 of them are subject to quarantine arrangements.


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Written by: Chen Jingqi

2020-07-21 21:01

Last update date: 2020-07-21 21:01

The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has occurred, with 61 new confirmed cases as of 0:00 today (21st). According to the Hospital Authority, a 79-year-old female patient (Case No. 1956) went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for medical treatment on Sunday (19th) due to physical discomfort, and was diagnosed after testing. The female patient involved was diagnosed in July. On the 16th, he went to Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital for day colonoscopy and was discharged immediately.

According to the Hospital Authority, Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in the relevant endoscopy department and day ward (B6) yesterday (20th), and have contacted 10 female patients who were admitted to the day ward on July 16 , 8 of them are subject to quarantine arrangements.

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The Hospital Authority continued to point out that after an assessment by the Hospital Infection Control Unit and the Centre for Health Protection, it was determined that the staff concerned were wearing suitable personal protective equipment, so none of them were classified as close contacts.

41-year-old male patient in Eastern District exposed to new virus after discharge

In addition, the Eastern District Hospital announced yesterday that a patient in the surgical ward was initially diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. Eastern District Hospital today continued to follow up 10 patients who were admitted to the same ward during the same period. Among them, 5 patients who were still in the hospital had negative test results. The Eastern District Hospital will arrange for the patients to be transferred to a negative pressure ward for isolation and monitoring. The remaining 5 patients have been discharged earlier.

The Eastern District Hospital learned that one of the 41-year-old male patients continued to develop fever after being discharged from the hospital. He was immediately placed in a negative air pressure ward for isolation yesterday. The preliminary results showed that his nasopharyngeal swab sample tested positive for the virus and he has been notified to the CHP As a result, the situation of the remaining discharged patients will be followed up. The Eastern District Hospital has thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the relevant wards, and reminded staff and patients to strengthen infection control and pay attention to hand hygiene.

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Source: hk1

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