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Coronavirus disease. Live | 8 more diagnosed 71-year-old female in Yuen Long Nursing Home suspected of community infection

2020-09-30T09:00:26.607Z


The third wave of COVID-19 in the country stabilized. The Department of Health announced yesterday (29th) that 4 new cases were imported, which increased to 5,080 in total. However, there was no local case and the cable was disconnected for only one day. Yesterday, there was news that a 71-year-old female patient was initially diagnosed with new pneumonia in the Yuen Long Pok Oi Hospital. It is reported that the patient is a member of the Yuen Long Nursing Home. In addition, the government announced yesterday that the four-person gathering restriction order, the restaurant table restriction order and the mask order were extended for another 7 days from this Friday (October 2) to next Thursday (October 8), but football and basketball are allowed 21 kinds of sports can be carried out without restriction, which means that relevant courses can be reopened.


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2020-09-30 08:00

Last update date: 2020-09-30 16:51

The third wave of COVID-19 in the country stabilized. The Department of Health announced yesterday (29th) that 4 new cases were imported, which increased to 5,080 in total.

However, there was no local case and the cable was disconnected for only one day. Yesterday, there was news that a 71-year-old female patient was initially diagnosed with new pneumonia in the Yuen Long Pok Oi Hospital. It is reported that the patient is a member of the Yuen Long Nursing Home.

In addition, the government announced yesterday that the four-person gathering restriction order, the restaurant table restriction order and the mask order were extended for another 7 days from this Friday (October 2) to next Thursday (October 8), but football and basketball are allowed 21 kinds of sports can be carried out without restriction, which means that relevant courses can be reopened.

[16:45]

Health

Health

Director of the Center for Health Protection at the Department of Infectious Diseases SK Chuang

expressed ︰

As of midnight today, there have been 8 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, with case numbers #5081 to #5088.

Among the new cases, 7 were imported cases, and the remaining 1 was a local infection with an unknown source. The patient involved was a 71-year-old female resident of the Yuen Long Nursing Home. She was admitted to an elderly home on September 21. Living in Tsui Lin Building, Tsui Ping Estate, Kwun Tong.

Zhang Zhujun pointed out that the patient may have been infected in the community during the incubation period. At present, more than 60 nursing home residents and 19 staff are required to be quarantined, and 4 residents are to be sent to hospital. The test results are initially negative.

The authorities will also go to the Fung Cheung Building where the Tsui Fau Building and the Home for the Elderly are located in Tsui Ping Village to send bottles to residents for testing.

[16:35]

Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau,

said:

During the week from September 16 to 22 in Hong Kong, 71 cases were recorded, of which 45 were imported from outside the country, accounting for about 63% of the total. Of the local cases, 19 had originated and the other 7 had no origin.

As for the week from September 23 to 29, 33 cases were recorded, 22 of which were imported from other places, accounting for about 67% of the total. Of the local cases, 10 were with source and only 1 was without source.

He continued that according to WHO statistics, in the past two weeks, from September 14 to 27, there were more than 2 million new cases every week around the world. The Hong Kong government added the United Kingdom to the list of regions specified in the law 599H, starting tomorrow (October 1). People returning to Hong Kong from 11 regions need to pay attention to the quarantine arrangements, including those arriving in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom, who need to arrange hotel accommodation quarantine in advance, and check with airlines for transfer and boarding preparations.

Xu Xu pointed out that the epidemic in Hong Kong has not been fully controlled, and the emergence of sourceless cases means that there is still an invisible transmission chain.

As for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day long holidays, he urged the public to maintain personal and environmental hygiene while recovering socially, shorten their time in crowded places as much as possible, wear masks, wash hands, and seek medical advice as soon as possible if they feel unwell.

[16:00] The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that the free outdoor inter-team recreational venues will be reopened on Friday (October 2), including: inter-team sports courts such as football courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, handball courts, and pitching Fields, roller hockey fields, and cricket fields. However, during inter-team games or training, the maximum number of players and referees on each field shall comply with the relevant rules of inter-team sports.

The spokesman reminded members of the public to still maintain social distancing and wear masks before and after sports in outdoor recreational venues. At the same time, the auditorium will continue to be closed.

Some recreational facilities will remain closed until further notice, including public beaches, barbecue grounds, indoor children’s playrooms and Pui O camp.

[10:30] According to news, there are about 9 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong today, including a member of the Yuen Long Nursing Home.

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[08:05] The third wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has "destructive power". The virus has penetrated into the community and caused a major outbreak in Hong Kong, paralyzing the medical system of public hospitals. The Hospital Authority needs to urgently open "second-line isolation wards" and different communities The facility accepts patients.

Among them, Tuen Mun Hospital was full of isolation wards. In mid-July, doctors and nurses were suddenly asked to convert the A6 pediatric ward into a "second-line ward." A few days later, patients with new coronary pneumonia were admitted. The doctors lamented that they had completed the "impossible" Mission".


The modification is not easy. In addition to installing air filters, the ward itself is for pediatric purposes. Children’s beds must be converted to adult beds, and children’s toilets must be converted to adult toilets. Even the pillows must be specially designed for adults.

New crown pneumonia | The pediatric nurse of the hospital turns into a guardian angel for the elderly

[08:00] "He is just like my mother-in-law, like a family member, so kind." Li Ruozhi, the ward manager who has worked in the pediatric ward of Tuen Mun Hospital for more than 20 years, has a daily habit of taking care of and caring for young and sick children. There is no need to take care of adult patients. Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, she met an 87-year-old mother-in-law who originally lived in an elderly home in the "second-line isolation ward". Seeing her mother-in-law was sullen because of her desire to talk to her granddaughter on the phone, Li Ruozhi took the initiative to discuss with her granddaughter so that the mother-in-law can "Talking" with my granddaughter every day, "This is the happiest time for


the mother-in-law

."

The mother-in-law will be discharged from the hospital after a month of hospitalization. She will finally recover and leave the hospital

.

She says goodbye. "He wants to open the door (with the doctor) to hug and shake hands, but (isolation ward) Oh, well, he yelled that all the noodles were in tears." Li Ruozhi was very grateful, "For many years of age, the patient may have no life. This mother-in-law is in her 80s and can be discharged from the hospital in a healthy way. I think this scene is true. So moved."

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The Housing Authority of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department invites public tenders for non-contact payment stall



holders

to apply for subsidies in mid-October

▼Reopening of premises and relaxation measures starting on October 2▼

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New crown pneumonia|No one in Yuen Long Nursing Home for the Elderly has been banned from entering homes for delivery

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