(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong fights the epidemic with one heart: the experience of a "Hong Kong drift" patient in a makeshift hospital

  China News Agency, Hong Kong, March 30th: Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic: the experience of a "Hong Kong drift" patient in a makeshift hospital

  China News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoxi

  On March 8 this year, Miss He, a "Hong Kong drifter", found out that her new coronavirus rapid test result was positive, and she also experienced physical discomfort, including sore throat, chest pain, breathing difficulties, etc. She wanted to be isolated at home alone, and took the initiative to Report through the system of the SAR government and request to be admitted to a makeshift hospital.

  "I was alone in Hong Kong and developed symptoms. My family also suggested that I should be admitted to a makeshift hospital immediately, at least with doctors and staff to take care of me." Ms. He said that she is still very confused about the cause of the infection, because before that, she had He received three doses of the vaccine and worked at home for more than half a month before the infection.

“Maybe it was the unfortunate stroke of going out to buy food or throwing out the trash,” she recalls.

  On the 9th, after reporting the situation, Ms. He took the initiative to contact the Fire Department of the Special Administrative Region Government through the WeChat public account.

On the morning of the 10th, she received a reply, and then someone called to confirm her residence, saying that there would be a special car to take her to Xintian Fangcai Hospital.

  Hong Kong Xintian Fangcai Hospital is the second community isolation facility assisted by the central government. It has just been delivered to the SAR government for operation on March 9, with a total of 720 isolation rooms and more than 2,800 isolation beds.

  According to Ms. He, after arriving at Xintian Fangcai Hospital, she quickly completed the registration procedures, and the overall hygiene conditions were good.

Since she lived in a single household before, she also had the conditions to live in a room alone, and some of the other rooms were shared with family members.

  "There are beds, cabinets, chairs and air conditioners in the room. The sockets are of the mainland standard, but they are equipped with conversion plugs. In addition, newspapers and water are also provided." Ms. He introduced.

But one day after staying in, she found that her condition had worsened, so she took the initiative to contact the staff of the makeshift hospital.

  "I felt that my breathing was not smooth and my chest hurt at the time, and I was very worried, so I called the medical team of the Fangcang shelter hospital and hoped to go to the hospital to have a look." Miss He said that the staff immediately called an ambulance for her and took her to a nearby place. North District Hospital.

  Ms. He said that the attitude of the medical staff was very good, including asking her what was uncomfortable and what help she needed in the ambulance.

After arriving at the hospital and waiting for a period of time, she was successfully "shunted" to the doctor in charge and prescribed medicine for her.

  Back at the Fangcai Hospital, Miss He began to rest in peace and took medicine on time, and her condition gradually improved.

She felt that the management of the Fangcang shelter hospital continued to improve. The staff would come to register the patient's physical condition, whether there are taboos in the meal, etc. The patient could also explain their needs in a timely manner through the mobile phone; Was thrown more diligently."

  Miss He also made some friends in the makeshift hospital.

"There are candidates for the HKDSE, and there are older 'Hong Kong drifters', most of them are ordinary residents of Hong Kong, and everyone is easy to get along with." She said that until the 16th, her test results were negative for two consecutive days, When it was time to leave, everyone was reluctant to leave, because it felt that it was rare to meet a group of warm and acquainted people.

  Looking back on this past, Miss He was deeply touched.

From the initial worry, to being admitted to the makeshift hospital, to returning to the hospital after seeing a doctor, she is very grateful for the care she received, and is glad that she can finally recover.

  "From my experience, the disease itself is really very painful, so I will be more careful now than before." Ms. He said that if she finds out that she is infected, compared with staying at home, staying in a makeshift hospital is not only to protect herself, but also to protect others , She hopes that the infected people do not need to worry too much about being admitted to the makeshift hospital, and also hopes that everyone will be more considerate of the society as a whole.

  Miss Ho also expressed her gratitude to the central government and the mainland for their support to Hong Kong.

"The overall situation of Hong Kong's anti-epidemic situation is getting better." In her opinion, the strength of the country has given Hong Kong a lot of confidence. She believes that the Hong Kong society will fight the epidemic together and will be able to control the epidemic.

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