63 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong have been screened by the Hospital Authority for 230,000 people

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) 63 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong have been screened by the Hospital Authority for 230,000 people

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, December 22 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 22nd that there were 63 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 13 unsourced local cases.

The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) announced that since the implementation of patient admission screening in public hospitals, 230,000 people have been tested for the virus so far.

　　The new cases that day involved 28 women and 35 men, aged between 2 and 89 years old, of which 7 were detected at the temporary testing center.

Of the 63 cases, 10 were imported cases, and the remaining 53 were local cases, including 13 cases without source, and 40 related cases, such as 1 case belonged to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge small group, 1 case belonged to the singing and dancing group, etc. .

　　Zhang Zhujun, Director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, specifically mentioned a related case involving a private doctor in Tin Shui Wai. The doctor had seen two confirmed patients on the 15th and 18th, and had checked their throats. , Lungs, close contact.

　　Zhang Zhujun said that although the doctor wore a mask, face mask, etc. during the consultation, there were still risks when removing protective equipment or cleaning.

After receiving the notification of the diagnosis of the two patients, the doctor went to the temporary testing center on the 20th for testing. On the 21st, symptoms such as uncomfortable throat began to appear, and the diagnosis was later confirmed.

The staff of the clinic are required to undergo quarantine and the relevant patients are required to undergo virus testing.

　　According to the official website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the number of deaths in Hong Kong has increased to 132.

The Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority, Liu Jiaxian, announced that there are still 1081 confirmed patients in 22 public hospitals and AsiaWorld-Expo community treatment facilities. Of these, 67 are in critical condition, 63 are in serious condition, and the rest People are in a stable condition.

　　Liu Jiaxian said that due to the unknown source and asymptomatic cases in the community, the admission of patients may not be detected in time. Public hospitals have carried out admission screening in September, covering all specialist wards.

So far, more than 230,000 patients have been tested and 120 confirmed cases have been found, of which more than 70 people have been newly discovered.

Liu Jiaxian continued that after the beginning of admission screening, confirmed patients with no obvious symptoms were successfully prevented from infecting other patients and medical staff on a large scale in the hospital. There has been no large-scale nosocomial infection in Hong Kong so far.

　　However, he also mentioned that due to the high demand for public hospital services and the high rate of bed utilization, patients may live in the same room with other patients while waiting for the test and be classified as close contacts. I hope the public will understand. (Finish)