Hong Kong added 108 confirmed cases in 8 hours, hitting a single-day high

　　(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong added 108 confirmed cases in 8 hours, hitting a single-day high

　　China News Agency, Hong Kong, July 19 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department of Health's Centre for Health Protection reported on the 19th that within 8 hours from 4 pm on the 18th to 0:00 on the 19th, 108 new cases of new pneumonia were confirmed. , Of which 83 were local cases. The newly added figures hit a new high since the epidemic. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Centre for Health Protection, said that if the situation continues, the Hong Kong medical system will easily collapse.

　　Of the 108 newly confirmed cases, 25 are imported cases, 83 are local cases, 35 of them are related to previous cases, and 48 cases are of unknown origin, involving people from all walks of life, including 3 taxi drivers , Market staff, etc.

　　Zhang Zhujun revealed that as far as she knew, there were more than 60 confirmed and preliminary diagnosed cases this morning and noon, and it is expected that there will be another confirmed case tonight. She also mentioned that recently confirmed cases have high levels of virus and are highly infectious. Some cases have been infected only for a very short period of time. It can be seen that the virus spread is more severe than the peak of the epidemic in March. She admitted that if the situation continues, the quarantine center will be used up soon, and the hospital facilities may not be sufficient, and the Hong Kong medical system will easily collapse. She hoped that the public would stay together and try to stay at home.

　　Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) announced that in the past 24 hours, the HA has reported 198 suspected cases. As of 12:00 noon, a total of 463 diagnosed patients were hospitalized in 14 hospitals, of which 19 were critical, 11 were severe, and the remaining 433 were in stable condition.

　　As of 9 a.m., the Hospital Authority opened a total of 1,207 negative pressure beds, with a utilization rate of 68%; opened 650 negative pressure wards, with a utilization rate of 74%. Liu Jiaxian said that there are a large number of newly diagnosed patients every day, and there is pressure on hospital admission. He called on patients who received the confirmation notice to stay at home and quarantine sites as far as possible before being admitted to the hospital. The HA will coordinate their admission as soon as possible. He also said that public hospitals are constantly adjusting their services and opening more second-line wards to allow patients with stable medical conditions to move in to free up first-line wards to accept newly diagnosed patients.

　　In the past week, about 1,000 people and 3,000 people in the emergency department and general outpatient clinics went to the virus test. Liu Jiaxian appealed to the public that if there are no symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, do not go to the emergency department and the general outpatient clinic to request testing.

　　He also announced that another female staff member in the Tuen Mun Ophthalmology Center group was diagnosed. She was responsible for processing medical records. From the 13th of this month, she was responsible for helping patients take body temperature every morning, but wearing appropriate protective equipment. The Tuen Mun Eye Centre will be temporarily closed from the 20th.

　　As of noon, more than 170 staff and outsourced staff in the center have been tested for viruses, of which 144 were negative and 26 were waiting for the results. In addition, in a public-private cooperative dialysis center located in the same building, 20 patients and staff were also tested for viruses, and all were negative. (Finish)