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Last edited by kiwibird; March 20, 2020, 07:01 AM.Tags: None
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Originally posted by Treyfish View PostCNN says 21 in HK. https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/06/health...hnk/index.html
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A statement said all six patients had recently been in Wuhan, but none were believed to have visited a seafood market linked to the outbreak.
The new suspected cases bring the total number of people put into isolation in Hong Kong after falling sick following trips to Wuhan to 21 since New Year's Eve.
Of these, seven have already been discharged from hospital.
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Originally posted by Treyfish View PostCNN says 21 in HK. https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/06/health...hnk/index.html
China - Original COVID-19 coronavirus news thread: weeks 1 - 4 (December 30, 2019 - January 25, 2020)
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Source: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...0010600511.htm
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
As at noon today (January 6), in the past 24 hours public hospitals had admitted six patients who have been to Wuhan in the past 14 days and presented with fever, respiratory infection or pneumonia symptoms, including a male patient and a female patient who had attended a general practitioner and a private hospital respectively.
Hospital Age Gender Condition 1. United Christian Hospital 9 Male Stable 2. Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 Male Stable 3. Queen Elizabeth Hospital 65 Male Stable 4. Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital 5 Female Stable 5. Prince of Wales Hospital 20 Female Stable 6. Tuen Mun Hospital 41 Female Stable
The Hospital Authority (HA) has reported the cases and sent the specimens to the Department of Health (DH) for testing. The patients concerned are being treated under isolation. "The patients concerned had not visited wet markets in Wuhan before the onset of symptoms. All of them are in stable condition. The HA will keep monitoring the patients' conditions and provide appropriate treatment," the HA Chief Infection Control Officer, Dr Raymond Lai, said.
Including the above-mentioned cases, public hospitals have reported 21 patient cases to the DH since December 31, 2019. Seven of the patients have been discharged.
Ends/Monday, January 6, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:20
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2020-01-07 04:43
..The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has repeatedly notified the latest progress, including the symptoms and test results of each suspected patient. The Hospital Authority said that the five new patients had visited Wuhan in the past 14 days and developed fever, respiratory infections or pneumonia.
According to the information released by the Hong Kong Health Protection Center of the Hong Kong Department of Health, the cause has been identified in all five cases, including influenza A H3, human metapneumovirus, adenovirus and coronavirus OC43, respiratory syncytial virus, human rhinovirus / intestine virus...https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2020/01/06/a102746515.html
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Originally posted by Treyfish View Post2020-01-07 04:43
..The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has repeatedly notified the latest progress, including the symptoms and test results of each suspected patient. The Hospital Authority said that the five new patients had visited Wuhan in the past 14 days and developed fever, respiratory infections or pneumonia.
According to the information released by the Hong Kong Health Protection Center of the Hong Kong Department of Health, the cause has been identified in all five cases, including influenza A H3, human metapneumovirus, adenovirus and coronavirus OC43, respiratory syncytial virus, human rhinovirus / intestine virus...https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2020/01/06/a102746515.html
Common human coronaviruses, including types 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1, usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold. Most people get infected with these viruses at some point in their lives. These illnesses usually only last for a short amount of time.
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[Wuhan pneumonia] Increased the number of fever or discomfort to 9 cases after returning to Hong Kong
2020-01-07 17:20
Unknown viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, the Hospital Authority announced that as of 12 noon today, public hospitals had received a total of nine patients who had visited Wuhan in the past 14 days and had fever, respiratory infections or pneumonia symptoms :
hospital age gender Happening Nethersole Hospital 10 Female stable Nethersole Hospital 14 male stable Prince of Wales Hospital 8 male stable Prince of Wales Hospital 16 Female stable Eastern Hospital 8 male stable Queen Elizabeth Hospital 6 Female stable Queen Elizabeth Hospital 33 Female stable Queen Elizabeth Hospital 49 male stable Yan Chai Hospital 32 male stable
The HA has reported the case to the Department of Health and has submitted patient samples for laboratory tests. The patient is in stable condition and is being treated in isolation. Chief Infection Control Officer Lai Weiwen said that the patients had not visited the wet market in Wuhan before the onset of the disease, and the Hospital Authority would continue to monitor the condition of the patients and provide appropriate treatment.
Along with the above cases, public hospitals have reported 30 cases of related patients to the Department of Health since December 31 last year, of which 13 have been discharged.http://hd.stheadline.com/news/realti...%B330%E5%AE%97
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Nine more isolated over Wuhan virus, US issues alert
2020-01-07 HKT 18:00
Nine more people in Hong Kong have been placed in isolation over fears they have caught an unidentified viral pneumonia that has broken out in Wuhan while the United States embassy in Beijing issued an alert to its citizens travelling to the mainland province.
The latest patients admitted to Hong Kong hospitals were aged six to 49.
The five males and four females were all said to be in a stable condition after being admitted with fever, respiratory infection or pneumonia symptoms.
The new suspected cases bring the total number of people put into isolation in Hong Kong after falling sick following trips to Wuhan to 30 since New Year's Eve.
Meanwhile the US authorities in Beijing have told Americans travelling in the country that they should avoid animals and contact with sick people.
Along with Hong Kong, authorities in Taiwan and Singapore also have reported suspected cases. But no other province on the mainland has officially reported cases of this mystery disease....https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...9-20200107.htm
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Source: https://www.todayonline.com/world/ho...ry-virus-fears
Hong Kong’s N95 stocks low amid Wuhan mystery virus fears
Sam Tsang/South China Morning Post
Updated 07 January, 2020
HONG KONG — Supplies of a mask widely used during the 2003 Sars outbreak in Hong Kong are running low amid the mystery pneumonia scare in the city, with some retailers doubling prices of limited stocks.
At least three online platforms and 15 of the 21 pharmacies contacted by the Post said they had no more N95 respirators, but a doctor assured the public there was no need for panic buying as there was no sign yet of the disease spreading from the mainland Chinese city of Wuhan.
As of Monday, 59 cases were reported in Wuhan, with 21 suspected infections in Hong Kong. Some of the local cases have been found to involve known viruses or the flu, with others still pending test results.
There has been no confirmed case outside the mainland city or evidence to suggest human-to-human transmission, according to health authorities there...
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PolyU student coughs after returning to Wuhan
2020-01-08
[Wenhui News] Yesterday (7), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Student Union quoted the school's response on a social platform saying that PolyU confirmed that a student had gone to Wuhan and had a fever. The student had a fever before returning to Hong Kong, but still had a cough after returning to Hong Kong. The student has gone to the University Health Care Unit today. The student is in stable condition.
The University of PolyU stated that the case had been notified to the Centre for Health Protection. The school also stated that because the student was a student of PolyU **** Hom dormitory, the school had immediately cleaned and disinfected the dormitory and contacted his roommate to follow up...http://news.wenweipo.com/2020/01/08/IN2001080001.htm
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...Yesterday, there were 9 suspected cases aged 6 to 49 in Hong Kong. A total of 30 cases were reported. Of these, 10 cases still had no positive test results, and the rest were common diseases such as influenza virus. A woman who came to Hong Kong from Wuhan was unwell for medical treatment but left the hospital on the same day. The CHP has not been able to contact the patient until yesterday. Chen Zhaoshi said that some patients have recently left the hospital before completing medical tests...https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a6%...b2%a0%e8%8d%b7
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