New crown pneumonia|The hospital's outbreak prevents the Mid-Autumn Festival visits to subsidized hospitals, discretionary residents and families reunite for half an hour

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Author: Chen Qianting

2020-09-30 19:45

Last update date: 2020-09-30 19:45

The local novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has a trend of easing, but today (30th) new cases of unknown origin have been admitted to hospitals, which made 200 to 300 private hospitals want to allow limited family visits and suspended visits due to the latest situation service.

Some institutions that provide subsidized residential places stated that the compassionate visit arrangements will continue. The institutions will require visitors to comply with strict epidemic prevention measures, make appointments and health declarations, and do not have physical contact with residents during the visit. Foolproof, can bring family together.

The Food and Health Bureau stated that the visiting arrangements for the homes are not legally required. It is believed that the decision of the homes was well thought out.

The Social Welfare Department again reminded that home visits are not allowed except for compassionate reasons and official duties, and the government currently has no plans to relax visit arrangements.

The Centre for Health Protection today announced a local case of unknown origin. A 71-year-old female resident in the Yuen Long Nursing Home was diagnosed with new pneumonia. The patient was admitted to the hospital for other diseases 6 days after she was admitted to the home. The test found positive for the new crown virus.

Li Hui, a member of the Hong Kong Elderly Services Association, said that as far as she knows, the original 200 to 300 private homes intend to launch Mid-Autumn Festival compassionate visits, but all the arrangements have been suspended, and some have been changed to video.

Li Hui revealed earlier that the homes originally intended to use the method of "fixed people, timed, and fixed points", requiring only two visitors to visit each time and meet with the residents in the designated visiting space, but because of the new homes appearing The case was suspended.

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Caritas has 9 institutions, which mainly provide subsidized places, and some of them are non-subsidized places.

Caritas Elderly Services Director Yu Meiyu revealed that Caritas homes for the elderly have been open for compassionate visits since the third wave of the epidemic has stabilized. They are handled as appropriate. They are not implemented in response to the Mid-Autumn Festival, but in response to the latest in Yuen Long homes for the elderly. A new type of pneumonia has been diagnosed, and the compassionate visit arrangements have been immediately stopped in a home in the same district under Caritas.

She mentioned that Caritas’ homes have implemented strict epidemic prevention measures for visits. They adopt an appointment system. Visitors must have no recent travel history, not live in an epidemic building, or have no symptoms. Only one family member can visit each time. Larger homes, such as a home that can accommodate 200 residents, can arrange visits by 6 family members a day, while some smaller homes can arrange 3 or 4 family members to visit each day.

Visitors need to make a health declaration after arriving at the hospital, take adequate body temperature, disinfect all clothing, wear masks and other epidemic prevention measures, and meet the residents in designated places. If the institution has an outdoor garden, they will arrange to meet in the garden.

The two parties must maintain social distance when meeting, and no physical contact is allowed. There is also a plastic board in the middle. Each meeting is limited to about half an hour.

Residents who are newly admitted to the home must be quarantined for the first 14 days

As for the newly admitted residents, Yu Meiyu said that the institution will test them for the new coronavirus. Even if the test is negative, they must be isolated for the first 14 days of admission to avoid invisible patients who are still in the incubation period.

Yu Meiyu said that in recent days, the epidemic situation has been stable, and homes need to balance epidemic prevention and the needs of residents. It is difficult to "one size fits all" and not allow visits. When there are residents who need compassion, they will take more careful prevention measures to ensure that they are foolproof.

Xu Deyi said that the visit to the home is an administrative arrangement, and I believe that the person in charge decided to relax the visit after careful consideration.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

Food and Health Bureau: Relaxation of the decision on residential institutions. SWD: No visits except compassionate and official duties

Xu Deyi, deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau, said at the epidemic press conference that the visitation measures of the homes are to reduce the risk of visitors bringing the virus into the homes, and illegal requirements are the administrative arrangements of the homes.

Xu mentioned that when the second wave of the epidemic ended earlier, public hospitals, hospitals, etc. had resumed visits, but they were suspended when the epidemic peaked again, and the current epidemic has declined. He believes that the person in charge of the hospital believes that the cooperation is strict The measures to relax visits slightly are a decision after careful consideration.

The authorities also hope that the epidemic will be brought under control so that visit arrangements can be resumed.

A spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said that in order to protect the health of residents in residential institutions and reduce the risk of infection, the Social Welfare Department has sent a letter to residential care homes for the elderly on July 8, reminding them that no visits are allowed except for compassionate reasons and official duties.

The spokesman also pointed out that the government has no plans at this stage to relax the arrangements for visiting homes.

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