The chairman of the Wuhan Hong Kong-funded hospital brought 50,000 reagents to Hong Kong to be approved by the government and advocated national testing as soon as possible

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-08-02 14:37

The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues to spread. The Guangdong Provincial Health Commission has sent personnel to Hong Kong to increase testing services. The chairman of Hong Kong-funded Wuhan Asia Heart General Hospital Xie Junming also revealed in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" today (2nd) that he A few days ago, about 50,000 test reagents certified by EU standards have been brought to Hong Kong. It is expected that within one or two days it will be known whether the reagents are approved by the Hong Kong government. He believes that Hong Kong should start nationwide testing as soon as possible, but it must be completed within two weeks. He also said that he has held a meeting with the Food and Health Bureau to discuss relevant matters, and the details are yet to be determined.

Xie Junming continued that about 20 laboratory technologists are expected to be deployed to Hong Kong as assistants to assist in the testing of local private laboratories. There are currently about 3 laboratories interested in cooperating, and it will be launched as soon as possible in mid-August. jobs.

Xie Junming, president of the Hubei Association of Hong Kong Associations, is the chairman of Wuhan Yaxin General Hospital. (Screenshot of Wuhan Municipal Committee of the CPPCC)

The reagents are produced in Hubei Province and Guangzhou City in line with EU standards​

Xie Junming, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and chairman of Wuhan Yaxin General Hospital mentioned in an interview that he brought about 50,000 testing reagents back to Hong Kong more than a week ago. The reagents are produced in Hubei Province and Guangzhou City. Virus testing is carried out in Hong Kong. The reagents have been submitted to the government for inspection and certification, and the results will be available in less than one or two days. However, he emphasized that the reagents comply with EU standards and have been exported to the United States and Europe.

Xie Junming revealed that he has held a meeting with the Food and Health Bureau, but has not yet added the details of the testing services. He suggested that all Hong Kong citizens should be tested for the virus as soon as possible. However, according to Wuhan’s experience, the testing must be completed within two weeks to be effective. Invisible patients are isolated and treated. This involves testing manpower and the capacity of hospital beds.

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Twenty Mainland chemists can be dispatched to Hong Kong to assist private laboratory testing

In terms of testing manpower, Xie Chunming believes that about 20 mainland chemists can be deployed to Hong Kong to help private laboratories increase their service volume. However, since testing reports can only be issued by Hong Kong registered chemists, mainland personnel are expected to assist in the work as assistants. Detection. Xie Junming said that he is discussing with private laboratories. There are about 2 to 3 labs that are interested in cooperating. If it is done, it will start work as soon as mid-August. It is expected that there will be an additional 2,000 to 3,000 tests per day.

Whether a new hospital needs to be built depends on the number of invisible patients

Regarding the issue of hospital beds, Xie Junming said that if the national test only finds about 3,000 patients, it is believed that Hong Kong’s hospital beds will be sufficient. However, if the supply exceeds demand, other venues need to be considered, and the Mainland’s experience in using large venues to transform into square cabin hospitals. He believes that the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition and the Hung Hom Stadium are also places to consider, but the details are left to the Hong Kong Government for further consideration.

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