Hong Kong has been hit by the new crown epidemic and malaria. A total of 30 new imported malaria cases were recorded last month, mainly among Chinese workers arriving in Hong Kong from Africa and Guinea. One of the 52-year-old male patients died in a hotel during quarantine.
According to sources, the authorities have drawn blood tests for nearly 100 African arrivals in the quarantine hotel, and found that one-third of them had malaria virus. That is to say, if at least 30 more African arrivals contracted malaria, the patients will be sent to Guanghua Hospital. , Queen Elizabeth Hospital, etc.
In addition, it is reported that more than 100 more Chinese workers arrived in Hong Kong yesterday, and they were all arranged to the Hong Kong Cosmo Hotel in Wanchai for medical monitoring.
WHO analysis of malaria case distribution in Guinea.
It was pointed out earlier that the 30 Chinese workers who contracted malaria last month were all Chinese workers who arrived in Hong Kong from Africa and were employed by a Chinese company in Africa. They became ill one after another after arriving in Hong Kong.
The Hospital Authority said yesterday that most of the patients are suffering from "falciparum malaria" with severe symptoms. So far, one person has died, one is in critical condition, and 19 others have been hospitalized in public hospitals. They are urgently purchasing related medicines to follow up with the patients.
The authorities also mentioned that a large proportion of malaria cases in recent months have come from Guinea, Africa, so they have sent a medical team to the airport to screen passengers arriving from Guinea in conjunction with the Department of Health, and immediately arranged for passengers suspected of malaria infection and clinically necessary to be admitted to the hospital for treatment. .
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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