In the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, many residential homes for the elderly and the disabled need to be quarantined at their original sites, which is like a trapped animal fight.
"Hong Kong 01" contacted a number of staff from Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 3 School in Tai Po. They pointed out that nearly 40 people in the school tested positive for rapid tests, and the outbreak in the dormitory was not under control. Residents, but with anti-epidemic equipment.
Some staff feel broken.
Some staff accused the school of failing to stop face-to-face teaching as requested by the Education Bureau earlier. Hong Chi Association denied that the school had violated the rules, saying that students failed to participate in online classes, and teachers had to return to the school to assist in learning activities and on duty, but did not explain the number of infected people in the school.
"Hong Kong 01" received help from a number of staff of Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 3 School, saying that the epidemic in the school was out of control and many people were infected.
(Hong Chi Association website)
Only five residents were admitted to hospital
"Hong Kong 01" received help from a number of staff of Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 3 School, saying that the school began to break out on the 17th. By the 25th, nearly 40 boarders and staff had tested positive for rapid tests, and only about 5 of them were in serious condition. Residents were admitted to the hospital, and the others were required to stay at their original location for isolation.
It is understood that the school is divided into four dormitories. The first dormitory first broke out, and the epidemic later spread to the second dormitory. At present, no one in the third and fourth dormitory has been infected.
According to sources, both the first and second dormitories are women's dormitories, and the students in the former are younger and less physically fit.
In addition to the dormitory staff infected, teachers and nurses were also infected. Many staff members said that they have not seen any assistance from government departments.
It is understood that nearly 40 residents and staff of Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 3 School tested positive for rapid tests, and there were people infected with the virus in two dormitories.
(Official website of Hong Chi Pine Hill Third School)
Severely mentally handicapped children have difficulty wearing masks
Miss X (pseudonym), a school staff member, revealed that because all the students in the school are severely mentally handicapped children, it is difficult to wear masks all the time, so the spread is serious.
She pointed out that due to the shortage of manpower, teachers also need to go back to school to help and take care of the dormers. She bluntly said that those who "have no two lines" (positive) in the rapid test need to go to work.
Some of the staff who took care of the residents contracted the virus, some chose to go home for isolation, and some decided to stay in school for fear of infecting their family members.
However, Ms X said those who stayed on campus would still need to continue working even if the rapid test was positive.
She also pointed out that the protective equipment on campus is insufficient, and only employees who take care of the dormitory will be issued protective clothing.
Some school staff pointed out that due to the shortage of manpower, teachers also need to go back to school to help take care of the boarders.
(File photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)
Staff Crash Help
"I really can't control it. It's getting more and more terrifying. Seeing that the dormitories are being recruited one by one." Miss X bluntly said that many staff are now feeling collapsed. .
She said that while she was worried that she was infected with the virus, she was also afraid that she would infect her family when she went home: "Unless I no longer do this job, the school has made a schedule, and I still have to go back. I can't even protect myself, how can I protect my students? ?" She expressed the hope that the government and all walks of life will find ways to help the school.
Ms. X also said that after the Education Bureau announced in January that the school would stop face-to-face teaching, the school did not comply. It just changed the previous grade-based face-to-face teaching to dormitory and day students, and continued to teach above.
Until a student in the school's first dormitory developed symptoms on the 17th, the school stopped the face-to-face arrangement.
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Questions about delaying face-to-face courses
Mr. Z (pseudonym), a family member of another school employee, also accused the school that the school did not stop face-to-face teaching as required: "There has been no stop, and there are more than 30 teachers in the teacher's room." He said that the principal has always said that students should come first, and asked Volunteers in the school formed a "Dirty Team" to take care of the infected students, but the school's anti-epidemic materials were insufficient: "We will only have protective clothing and goggles this week."
He also pointed out that many employees still have to go to work every day.
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Hong Chi Association: The number of confirmed cases cannot be determined according to the guidelines of the Education Bureau
When Hong Chi Association responded to the inquiry, it denied that the day school department had violated the rules and continued face-to-face teaching, but pointed out that because the students of the school could not participate in online classes, teachers had to return to the school in batches to assist the students in their learning activities.
Hong Chi Association stated that according to the guidance of the Education Bureau, the school must maintain an open school building during the suspension of face-to-face classes, take care of students who have to return to school due to lack of care at home, and arrange staff on duty to handle school affairs and answer parental enquiries.
As for the dormitory outbreak, Hong Chi Association pointed out that the number of confirmed cases still needs to be determined by the Center for Health and Epidemic Prevention. For all confirmed or rapid test positive cases in the school, the school has been handling and reporting to the Education Bureau and relevant departments in accordance with the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection. He also pointed out that the school has provided staff and residents with adequate equipment in accordance with the epidemic prevention guidelines to protect their health and safety.
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The Education Bureau replied that schools can flexibly arrange for boarding students to conduct online lessons or tutoring in the dormitory or within the school according to their school-based circumstances, and the schools concerned have been reporting to the Centre for Health Protection in accordance with the established guidelines for follow-up.
The bureau will continue to liaise with schools to provide necessary support.
The Department of Health pointed out that there have been many confirmed cases in recent days, and it will not give details on the situation of individual institutions.
Hong Chi Pine Ridge Dormitory.
(File photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)
Hong Chi Pine Hill No. 3 School is a school for severely mentally handicapped children. The day school division provides school-based basic courses and high school courses. There are six classes in each primary school and secondary school.
The school's dormitory department also provides 60 places, which will be divided according to students' ability, health, age and gender.
On February 18, a reporter asked the authorities at the press conference on the epidemic whether the three schools of Hong Chi Pine Ridge had not followed the requirements of the Education Bureau to stop face-to-face classes, and asked staff and teachers to stay in the dormitory to work.
Au Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, responded at the time that he believed that some schools had been suspended, but the accommodation could not be stopped. Quarantine on site or enter a quarantine center.
Au Jiarong, the chief doctor of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, responded at a press conference on the 18th that the school part of Songling No. 3 School has been suspended.
(File photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)
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