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Written by: Chen Qianting and Zhang Meilan
2020-08-17 07:30
Last update date: 2020-08-17 07:30Hong Kong accepted the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia at the end of January this year. At that time, Fan Hongling took over as the chairman of the Hospital Authority for less than two months. He directly recognized that the job was challenging, but he was honored to be able to fight the epidemic with his colleagues: "Not everyone. The chairman has a chance!"
Since the outbreak of the third wave of the epidemic, the Hospital Authority has rushed to activate community isolation and treatment facilities to relieve the pressure on hospital beds. The central government has also sent support teams to Hong Kong, which has caused concerns among all parties. Fan Hongling clarified that he had never heard of or requested medical assistance from the Mainland. He also pointed out that community facilities require less manpower than hospitals. At present, there are enough medical manpower, but what Hong Kong lacks most is the hardware, such as hospital beds and negative pressure facilities. He thanked him. The central donation of negative pressure facilities, temporary hospitals and the remaining exhibition halls of the Asia Expo will also have negative pressure beds for use.
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The new pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated. Since the end of July, more than 100 confirmed cases have been recorded on a daily basis for 12 consecutive days. Some confirmed cases waited five days before being sent to hospital, and their family members eventually became infected. In an interview, Fan Hongling said frankly, "The last time I am most worried is that hundreds of people (confirmed patients) were admitted to the hospital. It is really shocking!" The number of worrying cases has risen exponentially like overseas, and Hong Kong may not be able to cope. The increase in the number of confirmed cases on a single day in a week fell back to double digits, and he felt a little relieved.
Together with suspected cases, hundreds of people were sent to the hospital every day, and the pressure on the negative pressure beds in the hospitals increased. The Hospital Authority has successively activated the community isolation facilities at Lei Yue Mun Park Resort and the community treatment facilities at the AsiaWorld-Expo. Some patients are in Treat here. The third wave of the epidemic seems to have caught the HA by surprise, but Fan Hongling said that since March, related work has been prepared, but after the two venues are empty, the government "approves" the HA before entering the venue. .
When Fan Hongling accepted an interview, thanked the central government for its hardware support. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The bed of Hall 2 is donated to Hong Kong by the Central Support Center
From August 1st to 13th, a total of 442 people were accepted in the exhibition hall of AsiaWorld-Expo. Among them, 363 were patients aged 21 to 50. Among them, 189 were discharged from the hospital. The average length of stay was 3.4 days; another 68 were due to X-rays. Or the laboratory report is abnormal, and other clinical conditions need to be transferred to the hospital.
Fan Hongling said that the Yabo Hall 2 will be opened this week. As for the other eight smaller exhibition halls of Yabo, they will be converted into sheltered community treatment centers with the assistance of the central government. Currently there are no negative pressure systems in the No. 1 and 2 pavilions of the Asia Expo and Lei Yue Mun. Fan Hongling revealed that the central government will donate negative pressure chambers to Hong Kong. Therefore, some of the beds in the remaining exhibition halls of the Asia Expo will be negative pressure beds and temporary hospitals. About 800 to 1,000 beds on the two floors are all equipped with a negative pressure system. The advantage is that if the patient's condition suddenly deteriorates, it can be treated on the spot without rushing to transfer.
Some beds will be kept in the emergency and may be exposed to the sun
After the epidemic has stabilized, Fan Hongling revealed that only the first- and second-line isolation beds in the hospital will be converted into ordinary beds, and other beds will be retained. It is expected that the facilities in Lei Yue Mun and Asia Expo can be kept for a period of time before being returned. As for the temporary hospital, Fan Hongling said It is expected that the vacant land will not be used in the short term. The 1,000 hospital beds in the area "may be exposed to the sun when no one is there." If the epidemic changes, it can be emergency. The estimated retention time limit is calculated in years.
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Hong Kong has sufficient medical staff and lacks hardware. The central government has helped a lot
The hardware is supported by the central government, and in terms of software, it is rumored that the mainland will send medical staff to Hong Kong to assist in the fight against the epidemic. This has aroused concerns among all parties. The medical care sector has issued a statement urging foreign medical staff to apply for registration in accordance with the procedures for practicing in Hong Kong. Fan Hongling denied the relevant rumors and believed that there was no such need, and reiterated that "it is not manpower software, it is hardware, not enough hospital beds, and you die," which is most lacking in Hong Kong. She is happy that the central government has taken the initiative to solve the hardware problem.
Never asked mainland doctors and nurses to come to Hong Kong for help
He mentioned that mainland personnel who have come to Hong Kong so far only assist private laboratories for virus testing. As for whether it involves dispatching mainland doctors and nurses, he said that he has never heard of a relevant plan, and the HA has never asked for it. He believes this Things shouldn't happen.
Fan Hongling said that the manpower required for community treatment facilities is far less than that of ordinary hospitals. In addition, nearly half of the hospital’s services have been postponed due to the epidemic. Medical colleagues are also enthusiastic about fighting the epidemic. , "Manpower is not a problem."
Fan Hung Ling said that the medical staff in Hong Kong is sufficient to cope with community facilities, but the most lacking is hospital beds and other hardware. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The anti-epidemic policy is "but not lost" and often feels that it can be improved during the review
For nearly eight months in the fight against the epidemic, Fan Hongling evaluated the performance of medical care at least 80 points, and Hong Kong’s containment policy is considered "but not lost." When asked whether the HA's response is too slow, Fan Hongling pointed out that it is often during the review. We can always do better, but the epidemic is developing rapidly and there are difficulties in actual implementation.
For example, he pointed out that people now criticize that the government’s relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in June is “too loose” and that food restrictions in restaurants should not be relaxed on Father’s Day. However, if it is not relaxed that day, another group of people will condemn it. The AsiaWorld-Expo was previously the counting center for the Legislative Council elections. Fan Hongling pointed out that if she wants to be more stable, she can tell the government in June to "don’t care about the Legislative Council elections, set a pavilion and I will do it well." But these are just ideals. Ism.
The third wave of the epidemic has not subsided for more than a month, and large-scale voluntary testing is about to begin. Fan Hongling said that the purpose of adding hardware is to prepare, "Of course I don’t want to use the sun", but he can be flexible when needed. Deployment.
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