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Kwai Chung Village│Yak Kwai Building, the patient in need of dialysis has no door to call for help, and the emergency department is still waiting for half a day

2022-01-27T14:28:16.870Z


A serious epidemic broke out in Kwai Chung Village, with more than 300 confirmed cases so far. The three buildings, including Yat Kwai Building, Ying Kwai Building and Xia Kwai Building, need to be enclosed and quarantined. Many residents, including those with chronic illnesses, complained of being confined for days.


A serious epidemic broke out in Kwai Chung Village, with more than 300 confirmed cases so far. The three buildings, including Yat Kwai Building, Ying Kwai Building and Xia Kwai Building, need to be enclosed and quarantined.

Many residents were confined for several days, complaining of complaints, including those with chronic illnesses. Residents with kidney disease required regular dialysis. However, the help from various departments was unsuccessful. Finally, they called the police and were sent to the hospital by ambulance.


Some Legislative Council members said that it is estimated that nearly 2,000 people have received help in the past few days. Among them, residents with urgent medical needs have been referred to the HA and the Housing Department for follow-up.

In addition, some residents were refused work by their employers, hoping that the employers would understand each other and allow all employees to return to work after the epidemic has stabilized.


Kwai Chung Village has experienced a severe outbreak, with more than 300 confirmed cases so far.

(Photo by O Jiale)

There are long queues of residents waiting to be tested for days.

(Photo by O Jiale)

"Commercial Radio" reported this morning that Ms. Hu, a female resident of Yingkui Building, revealed that she was asked to take unpaid leave by the company and is expected to go to work normally as soon as next month, with a daily salary of 500 yuan and a loss of at least a few thousand yuan.

In addition, Miss Hu's husband suffers from kidney disease and was scheduled to go to the hospital for dialysis yesterday (26th). The test results were negative for several days. However, after contacting various government departments, she was only advised to call the police for help. I called the Department of Health and no one answered, and the Housing Department had no one to answer me for a long time. I called the hospital and told me to call 999.”

After waiting for an hour yesterday morning, the husband was taken by ambulance to the Accident and Emergency Department of Yan Chai Hospital.

MP: It is estimated that 2,000 people have received help in recent days, including cancer and heart disease patients

DAB Legislative Council member Chen Heng-pin said that it is estimated that nearly 2,000 residents who have been tested by Chu foot have sought help in the past few days, including citizens with more urgent medical needs, including kidney disease patients who need dialysis, cancer and heart disease patients.

Chen Heng-pin said that after the case was referred to the Hospital Authority and the Housing Department for follow-up, the department has followed up to understand the situation.

In addition, some residents of the enclosed building have reported problems such as hygiene and disinfection, such as the accumulation of garbage in the lobby, etc., which have been improved after reflection. For example, the frequency of garbage collection has been changed from once a day at night to once in the morning and evening; in addition, every day The testing procedure was changed to slamming the door before going downstairs for testing to avoid excessive crowds and increase the risk of transmission.

Chen Heng-pin also pointed out that the complaints received from residents also include concerns about unemployment. Many residents of Kwai Chung Village have been tested many times, but their employers still refuse them to go to work. "Everyone in Kwai Chung Village is worried." Can return to work after the epidemic is stabilized.

Community Video|The encirclement order of Yat Kwai House has not been lifted as scheduled Kwai Chung Village is silent at night, waiting for the haze to disperse, the lobby of Ha Kwai House, Kwai Chung Village is crowded with people, residents are worried about cross-infection, and they are screaming: and Jiazhong is dangerous, a total of 334 cases of infection in Kwai Chung Village Azai lost her internship opportunity and her mother became the only pillar: Hand stopped at Kwai Chung Village | Residents of Xia Kwai House said they were fired because of the enclosure.

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