Quarantine Center | Citizens complaining about poor hygiene and poor meals in recent days expose several crimes in the Hong Kong government's management of quarantine camps

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Written by: Huang Weilun

2021-05-09 20:15

Last update date: 2021-05-09 20:16

Variant viruses have flowed into the community. The government earlier requested that the same residents be sent to quarantine on the same building for the 21st day of quarantine. However, many people in quarantine complained about improper arrangements, complaints about poor quality of meals, and even suspected group food. Poisoning incident.

Looking at the information, the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center was fully opened at the end of December last year, providing a total of 3,500 units. The occupancy rate reached a peak of 42% on May 7 this year. A total of 1,392 units were used and 2,424 people lived.

Although the occupancy rate has reached a record high, according to the design of the quarantine center, it can actually accommodate more people. Why is the quarantine arrangement still being criticized?

Some district councillors said that the management of the quarantine center is chaotic. Although many staff are stationed, "but (staff) don’t know that they have to do it." When residents called the enquiry hotline, the other party could not answer the question and only copied the question to describe the management. The quality is poor, and the opinions of the upper management have not been given. Even if the residents are arranged to end the quarantine and return home early, the staff cannot answer whether they need to be home quarantined afterwards.

▼At nearly midnight on May 5th, residents of Block N2 of Kornhill were evacuated for quarantine▼

An Indian man who had been infected with the mutant virus was diagnosed on April 16. Afterwards, other patients in the group were revealed. Several buildings have to be evacuated in succession. Residents have to move into quarantine centers, including Borgars Building in Jordan and Hong Kong in Quarry Bay. Block N2 of the Yee Garden, Pokfulam Towers, and Block 11 of the Bayfront Villas in Tung Chung.

Variant virus cases affect the occupancy rate of Penny's Bay Quarantine Center soaring

Since the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center was fully opened at the end of last year, a total of 3,500 units can be provided, and the past occupancy rate has never exceeded 40%.

From March 25 to April 22 this year, the occupancy rate has remained low, less than 10%.

However, the occupancy rate gradually increased. On April 29, the government sealed off Block 11 of Yingwan Garden and announced the evacuation of all residents. The occupancy rate of Penny's Bay rose immediately, from 19% in the morning of that day to May 2 Increased to 31%, the unit usage increased by 414.

▼Comparison of residents before and after "epidemic surveillance" at Block 11 of Yuetaoxuan in Yingwan Garden▼

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On May 5, the government announced the withdrawal of Block N2, Kornhill Gardens, Quarry Bay, and Howard Heights in Pokfulam. The admission rate of the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center increased again by 11 points per day and reached 42 by May 7. %, 1,485 units were used, and the number of occupants increased by 816 in two days to 2,424, which is the highest occupancy rate after full opening.

Although half of the capacity of the quarantine center is still unused, it should be more than enough. People who need to be quarantined can continue to be admitted. However, the people in quarantine have been complaining and criticized the center for chaotic and improper arrangements. , Unable to contact staff throughout the day, unable to obtain garbage bags for food and medical waste; many people also complained about the poor quality of the diet, and even suspected an outbreak of collective food poisoning.

The Civil Security Team is responsible for management

Looking through the information, the quarantine center is mainly managed by the Civil Security Team, and the food is delivered directly to individual rooms by the Civil Security Team. If the quarantined person needs it, it can also be raised to the Civil Security Team. After the staff receives inquiries or requests, Will respond as soon as possible.

In addition, the Department of Health, Civil Security Team, Auxiliary Medical Team and the Social Welfare Department will also cooperate to ensure that daily necessities and appropriate support are provided for quarantined persons.

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The government announced last Friday that even if a variant virus appears, quarantine of the entire building will not be required in the future for 21 days, because other households who are not close contacts can be arranged to return home one after another.

Tsuen Wan District Councillor Zhao Enlai has always been concerned about the evacuation of Block R in Allway Gardens. He criticized that the government measures were very poor and chaotic from evacuating the residents to arranging to return home. , Described as a "number chaser" without prior notice.

Residents of Block R in Allway Gardens left the quarantine center and returned home on May 9

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Zhao Enlai said that after residents entered the Penny's Bay Quarantine Center, their sanitary conditions were poor, such as lice bites on the bed, and diarrhea after eating the lunch box provided by the center. Later, they asked for toilet paper but waited for several hours. He criticized the government for not making proper arrangements Residents.

The garrison is not coordinated

He also said that although there are a lot of staff in the center, it is obviously lack of coordination and poor communication. "(The staff) don't know that they are too tight to do it." He added that only one of the center's three hotlines can be reached, and the staff cannot answer. Questions will only be answered after copying them down, but residents may not receive answers afterwards.

He said that high-level opinions and arrangements could not be issued. As a result, front-line staff were not clear about the arrangements. For example, when arranging to go home, the staff did not know whether residents still need to be isolated at home.

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