The new crown virus epidemic continues, the Department of Health announced today (8th) that there were 4,020 new confirmed cases, the lowest level in the past 20 days.
However, there is a recurrence of young patients. A 20-month-old baby girl tested positive last Friday (5th), and the situation worsened in the early morning of yesterday (7th), and her family took her to the emergency department of United Hospital for medical treatment.
The baby girl had symptoms such as shortness of breath and hoarseness (laryngotracheobronchitis), and she was once admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for hospitalization. She is currently in stable condition after prescribed drugs.
The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Lau Ka-hsien, pointed out that after infection, children may experience swelling in the trachea and affect normal breathing, and many infected children have successively developed hoarseness. If parents find that their children breathe faster or become more difficult , or the middle of the ribs is retracted when breathing, the breathing sound tends to be high-pitched, or even the sound is similar to the barking of a dog or a lion.
A 20-month-old infected girl developed shortness of breath and hoarseness. She is in stable condition and has been arranged to be admitted to the Pediatric Ward of United Hospital.
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The baby girl tested positive last Friday and was sent to the emergency room early yesterday morning
Among the new cases, 3,807 were locally confirmed cases, including 1,428 positive nucleic acid tests and 2,379 confirmed positive rapid antigen tests, together with 233 imported cases, representing a total of 4,020 new confirmed cases, recorded from Since the 20th of last month, it has reached a new low in the past 20 days.
Hospital Authority Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) Lau Ka Hsien said that a 20-month-old baby girl tested positive at home last Friday, but her condition worsened in the early hours of yesterday, and her family took her to the A&E Department of United Hospital.
He pointed out that the baby girl had shortness of breath and hoarseness when she was admitted to the hospital. She also had symptoms such as fever and vomiting. She needed to be sent to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Stay in the hospital, the team is closely monitoring and providing appropriate treatment.
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Liu Jiaxian: Children infected with the virus have rapid breathing or become difficult to seek medical attention in the emergency room
Liu Jiaxian continued to point out that hoarseness is also known as laryngotracheobronchitis. If infected, it will cause swelling in the trachea and affect normal breathing, and make a sound similar to a dog barking, and there will be wheezing when inhaling, and the voice will be hoarse.
He reminded parents that infected children may suffer from wheezing. If parents find that their children breathe faster or become difficult, or the middle of their ribs is retracted when breathing, the breathing sound tends to be high-pitched, or even the sound is like a dog barking or a lion barking. , "No matter how serious it is, you will be out of breath. If you want to appeal to (parents) if it is not too serious to be out of breath, go to see a doctor first. If you see that he is breathing quickly, breathing hard, or his rib is sinking in, you will need to see a doctor. Take your child to the emergency room as soon as possible.
He also pointed out that with the increase in the number of infections in children, the occurrence of hoarseness also increases. Seeking medical attention and taking medicines as soon as possible will increase the chance of recovery. "It seems that this child was transferred from the ICU in two days, which should alert the public. Remember to see a doctor if you have early symptoms." He specifically mentioned that since last week, children between the ages of six months and three years have been vaccinated, and urged that if they are eligible, they should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
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Caritas Hospital Executive Director confirmed that all colleagues tested negative
In addition, Dr. Qu Mingshen, Executive Director of Caritas Hospital, confirmed the diagnosis. He went to work last Thursday (4th) on the last day. He wore a mask and adhered to infection control measures. He did not contact patients during work. Cleaned and disinfected his office, and all colleagues tested negative.
Dr. Qu Mingshen, the executive director of Caritas Hospital, confirmed the diagnosis. He went to work on the last day last Thursday and had no contact with patients during this period.
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7 new patients died, 3 people received 3 doses of vaccine
Seven new deaths were reported, involving four males and three females, aged between 66 and 88. Two of them had never been vaccinated.
Liu Jiaxian pointed out that those who have not been vaccinated, especially those who have never received injections, will increase the risk of severe illness and death. He appealed to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible; three other people have received three injections, including a 68-year-old male patient who was admitted to the hospital due to an accident the day before yesterday. Fang discovered that he had been diagnosed on July 20, and since the 28th was now used as the indicator, he was included in the death report today, but his death was not related to the new coronary pneumonia.
Another 66-year-old female deceased was tested positive on July 31. However, the patient delayed going to the designated clinic for consultation until August 6. She had no serious symptoms at that time and had been prescribed medicine. Her family found her in the early morning of the next day. Unconscious at home, he was taken to the emergency room of Nethersole Hospital by ambulance, but the rescue was ineffective. Since he passed away in the emergency room, his body will be sent to the public mortuary for investigation.
Liu Jiaxian pointed out that if the infected person is over 60 years old, it is recommended to seek medical treatment as soon as possible or within the first five days of the confirmed diagnosis to obtain a prescription for new crown drugs, which can reduce the chance of severe illness and hospitalization.
Another 80-year-old male deceased with multiple long-term illnesses including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and low platelets was admitted to the hospital on August 3, and his condition continued to deteriorate until he died yesterday.
The government announced that the quarantine arrangement for people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas and Taiwan will be changed from 7-day hotel quarantine to 3-day hotel quarantine and 4-day home medical monitoring.
The government announced the implementation of new quarantine arrangements for people arriving in Hong Kong with red and yellow codes from Friday. When asked about the reasons why people with yellow codes can enter and leave schools and workplaces, but are not allowed to dine in, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, pointed out that because Wearing a mask after returning to work and school, but entering and leaving places such as restaurants and bars is relatively high risk and easy to spread.
She also mentioned that those who enter quarantine need to be tested on the fourth, sixth, ninth and 10th days, and those who return to school require a rapid test or a negative nucleic acid result on the same day, which can help reduce the risk.
As for how to arrange meals for those returning to work or school with a yellow code, she suggested that it is best to "bury your own food" and avoid sharing meals with others.
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