The number of confirmed cases under the new wave of the epidemic has shown a "geometric increase". Today (7th), the number of confirmed cases has doubled to 614, a single-day high since the fight against the epidemic for more than two years. The initial confirmed cases also exceeded 600.
Xu Lejian, director of the Center for Health Protection, said at the press conference on the epidemic that the current situation is not optimistic. He announced that the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility will be opened tomorrow. At the same time, the Anti-epidemic Plan will be launched, and the number of close contacts and sub-close contacts will be changed to 14 respectively. During the day and 4 days of home quarantine, the Auxiliary Medical Service will deliver an information package to the door, and staff of the OGCIO will also assist in wearing the electronic wristband to ensure that the person under inspection will not go out.
▼Recently, there has been a long queue at the multi-regional testing center▼
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As of 00:00 today, there were 614 new positive cases of novel coronavirus in Hong Kong.
Xu Lejian, director of the Centre for Health Protection, said that some of the confirmed cases involved Lunar New Year gatherings. He believes that the current situation is not optimistic, but he still hopes that the public can cooperate, reduce gatherings and going out, stay at home as much as possible, and cooperate with case tracking and containment work. epidemic.
Xu Lejian said that due to the continuous increase in confirmed cases and the tight supply of hospital beds, he announced that the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility will be opened tomorrow, and the anti-epidemic plan will be launched at the same time.
Regarding the Home Safety Anti-epidemic Plan, he pointed out that the arrangement is divided into 4-day and 14-day quarantine periods, and staff will verify whether it is suitable for home isolation, including checking whether the home environment is suitable, whether there is a shared kitchen and toilet with other residents, etc.; and Persons with special needs will be arranged to undergo quarantine at the quarantine center,
Key points of home fight against the epidemic:
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Auxiliary Medical Team delivers information kits, including quick test kits, thermometers, etc.
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OGC staff came to assist in wearing electronic wristbands to ensure they would not go out
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When delivery arrives, quarantine persons should wear face masks before opening the door
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If you need to go out to dispose of garbage for a short time, you must ensure that the rapid test on the day is negative, and the garbage must be packed and completed in the shortest time.
Dispatchers delivering information packs must wear electronic wristbands to prevent going out
Xu Lejian said that the Auxiliary Medical Team will deliver information kits, including quick test kits, thermometers, etc., if you have any questions, you can call the 24-hour hotline for assistance. It is hoped that citizens will be tested regularly during home quarantine and pay attention to their physical conditions. If the test is positive or If you feel unwell, you must contact immediately to arrange for admission to the hospital for testing and treatment.
Xu also pointed out that at that time, staff of the OGCIO will come to help them wear electronic wristbands to ensure that they will not go out.
He reiterated that living in safety and anti-epidemic requires the public's cooperation, self-discipline, regular inspections, not going out, and paying attention to their physical conditions. He also hopes that the building property management company will cooperate to assist the people who are inspected in the building to ensure that the building environment is kept clean and regularly disinfected.
He also emphasized that it is very important to provide home support for the people under quarantine. He hoped that the relatives and friends of the people under quarantine, online shopping companies, delivery companies, supermarkets, etc. will cooperate and distribute the needed materials to the people under quarantine.
Xu Lejian explained that there are guidelines for online shopping and delivery companies to use non-face-to-face delivery, without contact with indoor people, and there is no money for delivery. The items can be placed outside the door. I believe that the people who are inspected will open the door quickly to receive them, and the chance of transmission is low. , Quarantine persons should also wear face masks before opening the door.
He also pointed out that if you need to go out to dispose of garbage for a short time, you must ensure that the rapid test is negative on the same day, you must also wear a mask, complete it in the shortest time, and pack the garbage, emphasizing the importance of self-discipline.
▼On February 6, the mandatory inspection of the enclosure of Meitian Building, Meitian Village, Shatin▼
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Li Liye, Chief Administrative Manager (Integrated Clinical Services) of the Hospital Authority, added that patients with new coronary pneumonia will be arranged to be quarantined in Penny's Bay as soon as tomorrow, and low-risk patients will be accepted, and different factors will be considered, including whether they have symptoms, whether they have mild symptoms, The community isolation facility will be jointly managed by the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority and relevant government departments. The Hospital Authority will dispatch a medical team to provide 24-hour support. In case of emergency, Immediate response and arrangement of patients to hospital.
He said that the arrangement is risk-based, and patients with milder illnesses will be sent to Penny's Bay. At that time, the hospital can free up beds for patients with more medical needs, especially those with serious illnesses.
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