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Written by: Golden Chess
2020-08-12 18:14
Last update date: 2020-08-12 18:20The third wave of new coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong continues. Today (12th) 62 new confirmed cases have been added, and more than 30 cases have been initially confirmed. Among them, hospital medical staff have confirmed the initial diagnosis. The Hospital Authority and the Department of Health announced today that nurses in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Eastern Hospital, the Department of Psychiatry of United Hospital, and the Department of Health also had preliminary diagnoses. Yu Huiling, Chief Administrative Manager (Medical Effectiveness and Technology Management) of the Hospital Authority, believes that the chance of hospital nurses confirming a case of nosocomial infection is not high.
In addition, the negative pressure system in the isolation ward of the Prince of Wales Hospital was affected by the sharp drop in voltage in the Sha Tin District. The time of the incident was 2:45 pm yesterday (11th). The affected areas included the intensive care unit and the children's isolation ward. After evaluation, the authorities believed that the risk of infection was relatively low.
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Yu Huiling said today that a nurse in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Eastern District Hospital had a preliminary diagnosis. Her last working day was the overnight shift on August 10. She felt unwell after get off work on the morning of August 11, so she went to the Accident and Emergency Department for medical treatment. After testing, she found a preliminary diagnosis. The nurse works in Ward B5 and has not recently received confirmed patients, nor has he taken care of confirmed patients or has to deal with high-risk procedures; according to the nurse, there are confirmed cases in the building where she lives.
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The confirmed nurse wore a mask while working, and no patient was classified as close contact. Only 13 medical staff who had eaten with the confirmed nurse were classified as close contact, and their work ward was suspended for new cases or discharged from the hospital.
In addition, a nurse in the psychiatric department of the United Hospital made a preliminary diagnosis today. The nurse went to the emergency department of the hospital due to a low fever during work on August 10, and the test was initially positive. Confirmed nurses work in psychiatric wards, wear appropriate personal protective equipment during work, and have not recently been in contact with confirmed patients or undergoing high-risk medical procedures. The relevant ward has also suspended the acceptance of new cases and discharge arrangements. More than 20 patients in the ward have been tested and the result is negative. The authorities will arrange for the medical staff in the ward where the confirmed nurse has been to conduct the test.
Yu Huiling also pointed out that environmental samples were collected in the ward, and they were also negative. At present, no patients are classified as close contacts; five medical staff have been initially classified as close contacts because they had eaten with the confirmed nurses, and quarantine will be arranged.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said that a nurse of the Department of Health has initially confirmed the diagnosis, mainly working in the office, and has not contacted the public or patients. The authorities will explain the details later.
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In addition, the negative pressure system in the isolation ward of the Prince of Wales Hospital was affected by the sharp drop in voltage in the Sha Tin District. The incident occurred at 2:45 pm yesterday (11th), and the affected areas included the intensive care unit, children's isolation ward, burn center and orthopedic negative pressure system. The affected negative pressure system returned to normal after half an hour. At that time, there were four patients in the negative pressure ward of the intensive care department. The doctors and nurses were wearing protective equipment. The door of the ward was kept closed and no atomization procedure was performed.
At that time, there were also four patients in the children's isolation ward. They were transferred to other isolation wards for hospitalization. After evaluation, they believed that the risk of infection was relatively low.
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