Hong Kong's new crown pneumonia epidemic is out of control. Following the death of a 4-year-old boy who died suddenly last Friday, it was initially confirmed that another 3-year-old girl who was infected was also killed by the new crown virus today (15th). , became the youngest person to die in the two years since the epidemic, and the second child infected with the disease to die in five days. In the fifth wave of the epidemic, about half of the patients were 4 years old or younger.
The 3-year-old girl was in the ICU of the Children's Hospital for four days, but she could not be saved.
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Hospital Authority Ho Wan-xia: The girl's situation took a turn for the worse
Ho Wan-xia, chief administrative manager (patient safety and risk management) of the Hospital Authority, said yesterday that the 3-year-old girl who was admitted to the ICU of the Children's Hospital was in critical condition and was receiving treatment. He Yu said at a press conference on the epidemic this afternoon that the girl was in critical condition.
Ho Wan-ha, Chief Administrative Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management), Hospital Authority.
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According to the information, the 3-year-old girl went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Prince of Wales Hospital and Union Hospital on Saturday (12th), and was treated in Wei'an Hospital.
However, the situation deteriorated, and the hospital transferred her to the intensive care unit of the Children's Hospital until her death tonight, only 4 days before and after.
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4-year-old boy in Yuen Long died last Friday, only 3 days after illness
A 4-year-old boy from Nan Hang Village, Tai Tong Road, Yuen Long collapsed after vomiting in his village house in the early morning of last Friday (11th). He was sent to Pok Oi Hospital for emergency treatment and died.
The boy had a fever last Wednesday (9th), and the nasopharyngeal secretions sampled by medical staff after his death were positive for the new coronavirus, with a high amount of virus, making him the first child to die from the epidemic in Hong Kong.
Pok Oi Hospital stated that the boy had no breathing and heartbeat when he arrived at the hospital, and he died after being robbed. The subsequent samples were also initially positive for the virus, and the case has been referred to the coroner for follow-up.
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