(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong added 32 new local cases or started community isolation facilities
China News Agency, Hong Kong, July 10 (Reporter Zeng Ping) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Department of Health's Center for Health Protection reported on the 10th that 38 new cases of new pneumonia were diagnosed in Hong Kong, including 32 local infections. In response to the latest developments in the epidemic, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority is actively preparing to open community isolation facilities to accept mild patients. The cumulative number of diagnoses in Hong Kong so far has increased to 1,403.
According to the report, 10 of the 32 new cases of local infection are related to the previously confirmed cases; 11 cases are residents of Mingquan Building, Shuiquan'ao Village, Shatian, which was diagnosed by residents earlier; There were another 2 cases in the old center; another 9 cases have no clear source. At the same time, there were 6 new imported cases on the same day in Hong Kong.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection, said that the diagnoses of Mingquan Building in Shuiquan'ao Village were distributed on different floors and in different directions. After inspection by experts, it was found that the pipeline in the building is relatively independent, so the spread of the epidemic may not be directly related to the pipeline and the dung, and may be related to shared facilities or the environment. There are more than 10 buildings in the estate, and only the Mingquan Building has been diagnosed for the time being. Some of the patients have no symptoms, and some have mild symptoms. Many of them have visited nearby markets, shopping malls or restaurants.
Zhang Zhujun also said that there was a son of a previously diagnosed member of the residential care home group. The resident can go out, usually strolling with his son near the Ciyun Mountain Center on the weekend, and once went home for dinner on Father's Day. The case may be related to the outbreak of the entire elderly home.
Zhang Zhujun said that the recent local cases are very worrying. It seems that the spread is very wide. The patients have traveled to many places, which has caused great difficulties in tracking close contacts and sources. If the epidemic prevention measures are not done well, the number of diagnoses may increase geometrically. If only relying on the containment strategy to track, it may not be able to stop this round of outbreaks. It is hoped that the people of Hong Kong will resume their earlier practices, reduce their travels, and work from home as much as possible to cut off the community communication chain.
He Wanxia, chief administrative manager (patient safety and risk management) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, said that in response to the development of the epidemic, the HA will reopen the second-line wards to accept patients with relatively stable conditions and about to recover. The emergency room of the public hospital will restart the shunt detection station to relieve the pressure of the ward. In order to strengthen the ability to control the epidemic, the HA may suspend non-emergency services again. In addition, the HA is actively preparing a backup plan, which may enable community isolation facilities away from residential areas to accept patients with mild illness and no symptoms.
She said that a total of 172 diagnosed patients are currently hospitalized in 9 hospitals, 2 of which are critical, 2 are serious, and 168 are stable. A total of 1187 people have been discharged from Hong Kong so far. (Finish)