The epidemic continues to be severe, and the number of deaths has repeatedly hit new highs. Some hospitals and even public mortuaries are full of corpses.
The chairman of the Funeral Chamber of Commerce, Guo Kaibang, said in a radio program today (1st) that the government has reopened the public mortuary in Kowloon and requisitioned the freezer on the ground floor of the Universal Funeral Home in Hung Hom to store the remains in order to deal with the problem of the mortuary being full.
Regarding the refusal of funeral parlors to accept the remains of the deceased with new coronary pneumonia earlier, Guo Kaibang said that some people in the industry are worried that they will be infected during the service of the relevant ancestors. He was at a loss, "Basically, as an industry, we have never learned to wear a set of protective clothing, which is the correct way to do it, but the government has not provided us with information, so there is a little confusion in our industry. "He urged the government to update the guidelines as soon as possible to let the industry understand the epidemic prevention measures.
Hong Kong government requisitions Hung Hom Universal Funeral Home to store remains
Kwok Kai-bang stated in Millennium Times this morning that the public mortuary was nearly full, stressing that he had been in close contact with the government. The government also proposed to reopen the Kowloon public mortuary and requisition the freezer on the ground floor of the Hung Hom Universal Funeral Home to store the remains. There is an urgent need for the cremation of the remains of the public, and the government will try to open the incinerator for the public to use.
Regarding funeral homes that refused to accept the remains of the deceased with new coronary pneumonia, Guo Kaibang said frankly that "there are some people in the industry that really don't do it."
But he pointed out that the funeral industry has no medical training. "There are some people in the industry who may not really know about a disease, and they all have a concern. Will I be infected while serving this ancestor?"
Guo Kaibang continued to point out that the government has explained to the industry earlier that as long as the plastic bags of the remains are not opened, there is not much risk of transmission, but staff must still wear appropriate protective clothing.
He criticized that the relevant guidelines are not clear and the industry is at a loss, "Basically, as a whole industry, we have never learned to wear a set of protective clothing, and it is the correct way to do it, but the government has not provided us with information, so There is a little bit of confusion in our industry, so let's do it, and then take out the samples after finishing?" He urged the government to update the guidelines as soon as possible so that the industry can understand how to serve the ancestors.
▼The emergency room of Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Guanghua Hospital was full on February 25▼
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Outbreaks in the community severely leave some funeral homes short of staff
Guo Kaibang continued to point out that some funeral homes do not have enough staff, "The funeral homes may not have enough staff, because the outbreak of the new crown disease in the community is really serious, and there may be some employees or employees who are already infected, and they cannot arrange staff to serve the public. , so we can only close certain places, such as the auditorium, which cannot serve our ancestors.”
▼Online video shows the scene of the hospital being forced to explode▼
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