(Combating new crown pneumonia) 43 new cases of new crown pneumonia diagnosed in Hong Kong
China News Agency, Hong Kong, April 3 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Health Protection Center of the Hong Kong SAR Government reported on the 3rd that as of 16:00 on the 3rd, Hong Kong had added 43 new confirmed cases of new pneumonia on the day, and the total number of confirmed cases increased to 845.
At the briefing on the latest situation of new cases of coronary pneumonia, Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, introduced that the newly confirmed cases on the 3rd included patients aged 16 to 60, including 23 men and 20 women, of which 34 People have travel records, and have been to London, the United Kingdom, Manila, the Philippines and the United States, the Netherlands and other places.
Zhang Zhujun said that of the newly confirmed non-outbound travel cases on the same day, 3 cases occurred in the quarantine center, and 1 case was diagnosed with a fever and was diagnosed after being sent to the quarantine center. These 4 cases were confirmed by multiple people before Related to "Bar Groups." Another newly diagnosed patient has been to the Netherlands, but has also been to a bar while in Hong Kong. For the time being, it is uncertain whether it is a long-latency case or an infection in a bar.
Zhang Zhujun also pointed out that in the newly confirmed cases, the source of the infection was unknown, including a Cathay Pacific ground staff, a company clerk and a driver. At present, the driver is in a serious condition, making it difficult to inquire about his contact history, but his family members said that the driver had carried a vomiting passenger.
Liu Jiaxian, Chief Executive Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, said that in the past 24 hours, 125 new suspicious cases of reportable new coronary pneumonia have been reported in Hong Kong. Among the current confirmed cases, 626 people have been hospitalized in 14 public hospitals, of which The condition of one confirmed patient in the "bar group" deteriorated, from severe to critical, increasing the number of critical patients to eight.
Liu Jiaxian also pointed out that as of 12 noon on the 3rd, the utilization rates of isolation beds and isolation wards in Hong Kong were 69% and 78%, respectively. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority's second-line isolation beds have been opened, and 60 patients in stable condition and in recovery have been transferred.
In addition, Xu Deyi, Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the HKSAR Government, attended the briefing and called on Hong Kong citizens to consider postponing the Qingming Festival. He pointed out that in the Qingming Festival in previous years, more than 200,000 people went to cemeteries and columbariums in Hong Kong, but this year ’s worship service is not exempted from the regulations restricting the gathering of groups of four or more people, so they are reminded to go to relevant places as planned. Think twice before worship. (Finish)