The epidemic is severe. While many confirmed cases are braving the cold wind in the open space of public hospitals waiting for beds and being sent to the hospital for treatment, it is pointed out that some private hospitals have recently refused to admit patients suspected of having symptoms of new coronary pneumonia, increasing the load on public hospitals.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, sent a letter to private hospitals, stating that recently, some private hospitals refused to admit patients with common symptoms because they suspected that they were confirmed cases, and as a result, they should be transferred to public hospitals for medical treatment, calling for medical treatment unless the patient showed positive results in the virus test. If you are infected with the virus, you must be transferred to a public hospital for treatment. Otherwise, it is hoped that private hospitals will continue to handle patients in the usual way, so as to avoid additional burden on public hospitals.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan.
(File photo/Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is very serious. Many confirmed cases are braving cold winds outside public hospitals, and while other confirmed cases are waiting at home to be sent to hospitals for treatment, some have pointed out that some private hospitals have recently refused to admit patients suspected of having symptoms of new coronary pneumonia. patients, increasing the load on public hospitals.
Chen Zhaoshi mentioned that he recently received a number of cases of patients with common symptoms, saying that they were refused admission by private hospitals on the grounds that they were "suspected of being infected with the new type of pneumonia". Public hospital services increase the burden.
▼2.18 Anti-epidemic taxis operate on the first day▼
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▼2.17 Night outside the hospital▼
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Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that unless a patient tests positive for the virus and needs to go to a public hospital for treatment, he hopes that private hospitals will continue to treat patients in the usual way to avoid increasing the burden on public hospitals.
▼On February 16, a tent was set up in the parking lot of Princess Margaret Hospital to allow patients to wait▼
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