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| The most serious cases are in North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, near the Chinese border |
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Clarin said today, Jan 21, that hospital visits have been limited to two
evening hours a day at varying times in different wards, and visitors are
required to wear masks and wash their hands before and after visiting.
Clarin said those who are planning to visit patients should
check the visiting hours and restrictions imposed by hospitals to avoid wasting
time and fare money.
She also advised Filipino workers to schedule themselves for
free anti-flu shots at designated centers, and employers should do their part
by encouraging their workers to get vaccinated.
At Polo, staff members have already been advised to wear
surgical masks as a preventive measure and some workers lining up for services
have done likewise, Clarin said.
Meanwhile, Chinese officials have confirmed cases of
human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus, which is similar to the one
that caused the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome that killed hundreds
of people 17 years ago.
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| Get flu shots, Clarin tells OFWs |
Hong Kong, which has no confirmed case of the Wuhan infection, is not included.
In the Philippines, the first suspected case of the Wuhan
flu was reported today. A five-year-old boy who had visited Wuhan ,
was admitted to a hospital in Cebu
City
Health Secretary Francisco Duque II said discharge samples
were taken from the boy and sent to Australia
While there has been no confirmed case of the coronavirus in Hong Kong, patients who show symptoms of having the Wuhan
As of noon today, Jan 21, 11 patients (five male and six female, aged 8 to 82) were
reported to have been admitted to public hospitals in the past 24 hours after
showing signs of the flu.
Yesterday, seven
patients (two males and five females aged 1 to 67) were hospitalized, and on
Jan 19, 11 others (six males and five females, aged 3 to 87) were admitted to
public hospitals.
Currently, there
are 21 patients still in isolation, 19 patients are in stable condition,
and two patients in North
District Hospital
One patient
passed away yesterday but her test result was negative for the novel
coronavirus. The Department of Health says no patient in Hong
Kong has been confirmed as being infected with the virus.
A Hospital Authority spokesperson has advised the public to avoid visiting patients in wards if they have a fever, or have had close contact with patients with respiratory symptoms in places where novel coronavirus infection may have been transmitted.
A Hospital Authority spokesperson has advised the public to avoid visiting patients in wards if they have a fever, or have had close contact with patients with respiratory symptoms in places where novel coronavirus infection may have been transmitted.
Earlier on Jan. 4, the HA raised the alert level in public
hospitals to “serious” from the previous “alert” in line with the government’s
launch of a program meant to step up its
preparedness and response for new infectious diseases “of public health
significance.”
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