#ChinaPneumonia
10 More Patients Suspected to be Infected by Mysterious Pneumonia after Visiting Wuhan.
As of 9 Jan 2020, there are 48 suspected cases since 31 Dec 2019.
#9Jan #HongKong #Wuhan
Source: I-Cable, Now News
10 More Patients Suspected to be Infected by Mysterious Pneumonia after Visiting Wuhan.
As of 9 Jan 2020, there are 48 suspected cases since 31 Dec 2019.
#9Jan #HongKong #Wuhan
Source: I-Cable, Now News
Average Medical Inpatient Bed Occupancy Rate of Public Hospital at Midnight Was at 112%
Many public hospitals had been overloaded with medical inpatient bed. The average occupancy rate at midnight was 112%, with the Caritas Medical Centre reaching an average occupancy 132%, Pok Oi Hospital reaching 126%, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital reaching 122%.
Yesterday, the number of first-time attendance to the Accident and Emergency room of hospitals was 5,794, which was slightly lower than the previous day's 6,319. The "Surge in Brief" published by the Hospital Authority online showed that from 31 December 2019 to 6 January 2020, the average daily number of attendance of the main emergency rooms was 5840, which was 225 more than the previous week.
Source: RTHK
Further Reading:
Key statistics on service demand of A&E Departments and occupancy rates in public hospitals
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202001/09/P2020010900215.htm
#9Jan #Health #Hospitals
Many public hospitals had been overloaded with medical inpatient bed. The average occupancy rate at midnight was 112%, with the Caritas Medical Centre reaching an average occupancy 132%, Pok Oi Hospital reaching 126%, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital reaching 122%.
Yesterday, the number of first-time attendance to the Accident and Emergency room of hospitals was 5,794, which was slightly lower than the previous day's 6,319. The "Surge in Brief" published by the Hospital Authority online showed that from 31 December 2019 to 6 January 2020, the average daily number of attendance of the main emergency rooms was 5840, which was 225 more than the previous week.
Source: RTHK
Further Reading:
Key statistics on service demand of A&E Departments and occupancy rates in public hospitals
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202001/09/P2020010900215.htm
#9Jan #Health #Hospitals
www.info.gov.hk
Key statistics on service demand of A&E Departments and occupancy rates in public hospitals
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority (HA) is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and...
During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority (HA) is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and...
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Local Microbiology Experts Call for Hong Kong to Stay Vigilant; Chinese Experts Stress No Person-to-person Transmission Found in Wuhan Pneumonia
State broadcaster CCTV reported today (January 9) that the Chinese expert panel has preliminarily concluded a new type of coronavirus as the pathogen causing the outbreak of mysterious pneumonia in Wuhan.
Prof. Yuen Kwok-yung of HKU Department of Microbiology commented that coronavirus found in the past could all be transmitted from person-to-person, however, the properties of the virus remained unknown for this new type at this stage. Prof. Yuen asserted that it was necessary to treat the new coronavirus as contagious, so that stringent infection control measures would be stepped up in hospital, and a high awareness could be maintained in the public. He elaborated that the public hospital has been seriously overcrowded, if the first concerning case was not put under isolation, it would heighten the risk a great of an outbreak in Hong Kong.
Sharing the same view, Dr Ho Pak-leun, Director of HKU Center for Infection also said that it was not appropriate to conclude on the pathogenicity and severity of the virus so as not to risk providing misleading information to the public.
Based on epidemiological analysis, Dr Ho opined that the virus could possibly be transmitted to humans from game animals sold in Wuhan seafoof market through their urine or during slaughter, and then transmitted from person-to-person.
Dr Ho pointed out that there was a need to find out game animals sold in the seafood market, and trace along the supply chain to identify its source. The control and defense line could go beyond Wuhan to other provinces and cities.
Source: RTHK
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1501806-20200109.htm
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1501812-20200109.htm
#9Jan #Health #HongKong #Wuhan
Local Microbiology Experts Call for Hong Kong to Stay Vigilant; Chinese Experts Stress No Person-to-person Transmission Found in Wuhan Pneumonia
State broadcaster CCTV reported today (January 9) that the Chinese expert panel has preliminarily concluded a new type of coronavirus as the pathogen causing the outbreak of mysterious pneumonia in Wuhan.
Prof. Yuen Kwok-yung of HKU Department of Microbiology commented that coronavirus found in the past could all be transmitted from person-to-person, however, the properties of the virus remained unknown for this new type at this stage. Prof. Yuen asserted that it was necessary to treat the new coronavirus as contagious, so that stringent infection control measures would be stepped up in hospital, and a high awareness could be maintained in the public. He elaborated that the public hospital has been seriously overcrowded, if the first concerning case was not put under isolation, it would heighten the risk a great of an outbreak in Hong Kong.
Sharing the same view, Dr Ho Pak-leun, Director of HKU Center for Infection also said that it was not appropriate to conclude on the pathogenicity and severity of the virus so as not to risk providing misleading information to the public.
Based on epidemiological analysis, Dr Ho opined that the virus could possibly be transmitted to humans from game animals sold in Wuhan seafoof market through their urine or during slaughter, and then transmitted from person-to-person.
Dr Ho pointed out that there was a need to find out game animals sold in the seafood market, and trace along the supply chain to identify its source. The control and defense line could go beyond Wuhan to other provinces and cities.
Source: RTHK
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1501806-20200109.htm
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1501812-20200109.htm
#9Jan #Health #HongKong #Wuhan
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袁國勇指內地發現新型冠狀病毒與本港專家早前預測接近
內地傳媒報道，內地專家組初步判定，武漢不明原因肺炎病毒，病原體為新型冠狀病毒。 香港大學微生物學系講座教授袁國勇表示，內地經過沙士後十多年發展，流行病學及醫院測試技術已非常強，今次的發現亦與本港專家早前的預測接近，他說，以往發現的冠狀病毒全部可以人傳人，至於新病毒是否同樣可以人傳人，現階段無法得知，而目前感染個案宗數不多，未必可以判斷病毒人傳人的效率有多高。 但袁國勇認為，必須要先將新病毒當作可以人傳人看待，做好醫院防感染控制措施，市民亦要對個人衛生提高警覺。他解釋，病毒剛在人類之間傳播時未必適應得好，…
Pro-Beijing Party Calls for a $6.5 Billion Fund for HK to Do a Better Cleaning Job
The Business and Professionals Alliance, a pro-Beijing party said that to counter the threat of various diseases, the SAR government needed a HK$6.5 billion fund to clean up the city targeting rodent and mosquito controls, wet markets upgrades, and repair works for leaking air conditioners.
The party challenged existing control measures in the city being costly and inefficient, and stated that lessons in this regard could be learned from Guangdong, citing the usage of robotics as an example, and Shenzhen in control of rodent infestations.
Source : RTHK
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1501889-20200109.htm?spTabChangeable=0
#9Jan #Plague #RodentInfestations #ChinaPropaganda
The Business and Professionals Alliance, a pro-Beijing party said that to counter the threat of various diseases, the SAR government needed a HK$6.5 billion fund to clean up the city targeting rodent and mosquito controls, wet markets upgrades, and repair works for leaking air conditioners.
The party challenged existing control measures in the city being costly and inefficient, and stated that lessons in this regard could be learned from Guangdong, citing the usage of robotics as an example, and Shenzhen in control of rodent infestations.
Source : RTHK
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1501889-20200109.htm?spTabChangeable=0
#9Jan #Plague #RodentInfestations #ChinaPropaganda
news.rthk.hk
'HK can learn a lot from the mainland on hygiene'
A pro-Beijing party said on Thursday that Hong Kong is lagging behind the mainland when it comes to public hygiene, as it called for the SAR to set up a HK$6.5 billion fund to clean up the city. The Business and Professionals Alliance (BPA) said that to counter…
US lawmakers step up call for action on Hong Kong
US lawmakers on January 8 renewed their call for the Trump administration to put pressure on Beijing to ensure that Hong Kong's autonomy is preserved.
In a wide-ranging annual report, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which tracks human rights in the country, also voiced alarm at Beijing's incarceration of more than one million Uighurs and other Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang.
In a section on Hong Kong, the commission said it had "observed a further erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and fundamental freedoms under the 'one country, two systems' framework.
It urged the US administration to communicate to Hong Kong and Beijing officials that the undermining of the SAR's autonomy would threaten its separate treatment under US law and called on the White House to fully enact the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
The Hong Kong government issued a lengthy statement refuting the report and expressing its strong opposition towards the enactment of the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in the US.
"The Act clearly intervenes in Hong Kong's internal affairs. It is unwarranted, sends an erroneous signal to violent protesters, and harms the relations and common interests between Hong Kong and the US."
Senator Marco Rubio, a co-chair of the commission, said lawmakers across the partisan divide wanted to prioritise human rights but acknowledged that the White House was also concerned about trade. "I do think that, by and large, they are supportive of what we are saying but, again, the proof will be in the implementation" of the act, Rubio said.
Source: RTHK #Jan9
Further Reading:
Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2019 Annual Report
https://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2019-annual-report
HKSARG's response to the US report
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202001/09/P2020010800865.htm
#9Jan #US #XinJiang #HongKong #HKHRDA
US lawmakers on January 8 renewed their call for the Trump administration to put pressure on Beijing to ensure that Hong Kong's autonomy is preserved.
In a wide-ranging annual report, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which tracks human rights in the country, also voiced alarm at Beijing's incarceration of more than one million Uighurs and other Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang.
In a section on Hong Kong, the commission said it had "observed a further erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and fundamental freedoms under the 'one country, two systems' framework.
It urged the US administration to communicate to Hong Kong and Beijing officials that the undermining of the SAR's autonomy would threaten its separate treatment under US law and called on the White House to fully enact the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
The Hong Kong government issued a lengthy statement refuting the report and expressing its strong opposition towards the enactment of the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in the US.
"The Act clearly intervenes in Hong Kong's internal affairs. It is unwarranted, sends an erroneous signal to violent protesters, and harms the relations and common interests between Hong Kong and the US."
Senator Marco Rubio, a co-chair of the commission, said lawmakers across the partisan divide wanted to prioritise human rights but acknowledged that the White House was also concerned about trade. "I do think that, by and large, they are supportive of what we are saying but, again, the proof will be in the implementation" of the act, Rubio said.
Source: RTHK #Jan9
Further Reading:
Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2019 Annual Report
https://www.cecc.gov/publications/annual-reports/2019-annual-report
HKSARG's response to the US report
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202001/09/P2020010800865.htm
#9Jan #US #XinJiang #HongKong #HKHRDA
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HKSARG responds to US report
In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government made the following response today (January 9) to parts of a report related...