(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 2 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong so far, a total of 8 people "Fuyang"
China News Agency, Hong Kong, April 25 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Department of Health's Center for Health Protection reported on the 25th that Hong Kong has added 2 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, both of which are imported cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 1037. In addition, the Center for Health Protection also announced that a total of 8 confirmed patients have been discharged from hospital so far and have been admitted to hospital again due to "Fuyang".
The new case involved an 18-year-old female student who returned to Hong Kong from the UK and left a deep-throat saliva sample at the AsiaWorld-Expo for a virus test. The result was positive. She did not go home and was admitted to the hospital; another 61-year-old man After returning to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom, he and his wife were admitted to the Baxiang Quarantine Center, during which a virus test was performed to confirm the diagnosis.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, mentioned that so far, 8 confirmed cases have been discharged from hospital and have been tested positive again. Some people have no symptoms. Zhang Zhujun said that expert opinion believes that these people may still have residues because of the unresolved virus in their bodies. For the sake of prudence, after receiving such "Fuyang" cases, the CHP will follow up the investigation and announce the places they have visited and lived. It is recommended to clean the premises and list the people they have contacted as Close contact, compulsory quarantine.
Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA), added that most patients with "Fuyang" have very mild symptoms, such as mild cough, uncomfortable throat, etc., or no symptoms. Similar situations have occurred in all parts of the world, including the Mainland, South Korea, Italy, etc. Some patients require a long time to completely remove the virus, and the virus may be detected in the body after discharge.
Liu Jiaxian said that because the virus is a new virus, experts around the world cannot fully grasp it, and further observation is needed. He revealed that local experts will draw blood for "Fuyang" patients for serum analysis, as well as nasopharyngeal and other secretions for virus cultivation in order to obtain more data. However, according to the evidence obtained so far, expert opinions believe that the relevant values show that the virus carried by the patients in "Fuyang" is a residual, non-viable virus, and it is believed that it is not highly contagious.
In addition, Liu Jiaxian announced that in the past 24 hours, the HA has reported 28 suspected cases, and 28 confirmed patients have been discharged. As of 12:00 noon, a total of 279 confirmed patients were still in hospital, of which 4 were in critical condition, 8 were in serious condition, and the remaining 267 were in stable condition. In addition, as of 12:00 noon, the Hospital Authority opened 1,130 negative pressure beds and 579 negative pressure wards, with utilization rates of 41% and 57%, respectively. (Finish)