The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is out of control. According to the news, there were 1,325 new confirmed cases and at least 800 early positive cases today, setting a new high in a single day. Isolation and treatment facilities are almost saturated.
The government is looking for a site to quickly build a Hong Kong version of the Vulcan Mountain-style temporary isolation and treatment facilities. It is understood that the research site is expected to be close to the current location for the treatment of new crown patients, that is, adjacent to the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Center (i.e. the temporary hospital) and the In addition to admitting confirmed patients, Asia Pacific or Penny’s Bay also hopes to be used to isolate early-positive patients as soon as possible, but to solve the problem of admitting early-positive patients, it is best to have independent isolation facilities, so as to prevent people with “false positives” from becoming close. Contacts need to be quarantined again.
In addition, AWE’s treatment facilities have not been fully exhausted. It is reported that the Hospital Authority is preparing to reopen the treatment facilities in AWE 1 and 2 as soon as possible. The 500 beds in Hall 1 will be used for the isolation of the elderly, and the 2 The pavilion's 500 beds receive asymptomatic or mildly ill patients to meet urgent needs.
According to the news, it is expected that there will be a large number of confirmed cases in the future, and the authorities are looking for a site to build a treatment facility that can receive patients with early yang and mild symptoms on a large scale. It is hoped that the Bamboo Temporary Hospital and Asia Pacific or Penny's Bay will be completed within a month or two. In addition to the construction work, the deployment of hospital beds, related medical facilities, and the recruitment of a large number of medical and support personnel are also required. The government is also seeking mainland experts. 's assistance.
As it is estimated that the next few weeks will be the peak period for confirmed diagnoses and hospital admissions, in order to relieve the urgent need, the Hospital Authority will reopen Halls 1 and 2 as soon as possible to provide an additional 1,000 hospital beds.
At present, AWE has used Halls 8 to 11, with a total of about 1,000 beds.
It is understood that the government is also evaluating the feasibility of changing all close contacts to home isolation and "emptying" the current isolation and quarantine facilities, including Penny's Bay and isolation camps, as well as existing isolation hotels, as soon as possible to receive newly diagnosed patients. It is believed that the hotel industry may not be willing to accept newly diagnosed patients with higher risk.
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