The confirmed diagnosis continues to rise to the top of the CUHK Guo Jianan: the hospital burst into flames to promote research and home treatment as a last resort

The fifth wave of the epidemic continues to be severe. Many public hospitals are full of isolation beds and emergency rooms. Many citizens have been infected and stayed at home for many days without proper treatment. Even testing bottles are "hard to find".

Kwok Kin-an, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health and Primary Care at CUHK, said today (26th) that the Omicron variant virus is highly transmissible, and it is estimated that the number of confirmed cases will continue to rise. He calls on the elderly and children to be vaccinated as soon as possible to increase protection.

Guo also pointed out that the current medical system has been overwhelmed, and he is worried that even those diagnosed with the need for treatment will not be able to be admitted to the hospital in the future, so the possibility of home isolation and home treatment cannot be ruled out.

He continued that if the oral medicines from Merck and Pfizer could arrive in Hong Kong in March and May respectively, it is recommended that the government actively consider home treatment and isolation as the last resort to deal with the outbreak.

▼On February 25, Tseung Kwan O On Ning Garden 5 closed area inspection▼

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Guo Jianan said in the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Hong Kong Family Letter" that summed up the past four waves of the epidemic, in response to the government's social distancing measures, the social contact of the public has reached a relatively low time, and the epidemic can be alleviated for a period of time.

The mutant virus Omicron was killed during the two major festivals of Christmas and New Year. Even if the government implemented measures such as banning dine-in in the evening market on January 7, it still failed to contain the epidemic as in the past.

More than 100 confirmed cases were reported in Kwai Chung Village in a single day, and after the Lunar New Year, a little relaxation of the public caused the epidemic to increase exponentially, triggering a large outbreak in the community.

Kwok Kin On (left), Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK.

(File photo / Photo by Lu Yiming)

Hong Kong's testing and contact tracing affordability has exceeded critical point

Guo Jianan said that at that time, the immediate reproduction rate of the virus had reached a level of 3 to 4, and the affordability of local testing and contact tracing had exceeded the critical point.

At present, there are currently confirmed cases in the local area, and with no reported cases, the actual number of infected people has exceeded 10,000, and many elderly homes, disabled homes and children have also been affected.

Guo continued to say that Omicron has become a mainstream virus strain, and its infectivity is stronger than that of the new coronavirus strains that have appeared in the past, and made three recommendations, including calling on the elderly and parents, when the government redeploys resources to speed up the vaccination of the elderly and young children, You should actively consider vaccinating yourself and your young children as soon as possible to increase protection and reduce infection rates and post-infection mortality.

▼The emergency room of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Guanghua Hospital was full on February 25▼

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Employers should arrange for employees to work from home

Guo also described that the current medical system is already overloaded. If the number of infections continues to rise as estimated in the future, the medical system will not be able to handle all the patients who need to be admitted to the hospital. The newly built community isolation measures are not enough to accommodate the confirmed patients, so home isolation cannot be ruled out. , and even the possibility of home therapy.

He said that if the oral medicines from Merck and Pfizer arrive in Hong Kong in March and May respectively, the government should actively consider home treatment and isolation as a last resort.

He also hoped that the public could maintain social distance and minimize going out, and suggested that housewives should consider purchasing meals and daily necessities for multiple days at a time.

As for private company employers, they should arrange for employees to work from home to reduce social contact and ease the epidemic.

▼On February 25, the inspection of the closed area of ​​Xiuhua Building, Xiu Mau Ping Village, Kwun Tong▼

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