The fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is serious. Today (20th), there were 6,067 new confirmed cases and 14 more deaths, bringing the cumulative death toll to 290.
He Wanxia, chief administrative manager (patient safety and risk management) of the Hospital Authority, said that more than 10 patients are in critical condition, dozens of patients are in serious condition, and the utilization rate of the intensive care unit is about 60%.
Why is it that more public hospital beds are vacated to handle serious and critical cases, and some patients will be referred to private hospitals for treatment. She appealed to the public not to vent their unhappiness on medical staff.
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The new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe and the weather is cold. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that the trend of confirmed cases in recent days is still upward.
Today (20th), there were 6,067 new confirmed cases, 14 more deaths, and 227 patients recovered and discharged.
More than 10 patients are in critical condition, and dozens of patients are in serious condition, said Ho Wan-xia, chief administrative manager of the Hospital Authority.
She said critically ill patients were not classified in detail, but most of them were elderly, such as younger critically ill patients with long-term illnesses.
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When a reporter asked about the utilization rate of the intensive care unit, she said that the utilization rate of the intensive care unit was about 60%.
However, since the number of patients in the intensive care unit is relatively small, if it involves an elderly patient who needs further treatment, she pointed out that doctors will discuss the situation with the patient's family and how to deal with it.
She said that she will continue to cooperate with private hospitals to transfer public hospital patients who are convalescing and recovering to private hospitals.
She said that the current medical and nursing work is very busy, and there is even no time to eat.
She said she understands that the public waits for a long time, and it may be hard and unhappy.
She said that the doctors and nurses have tried their best to help, but the number of people seeking consultations is too large.
The Department of Health publishes instructions on discharge conditions.
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