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Medical Worker Fainted, Hospital Authority Refuses Dialogue
Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HKEA) hopes to meet the Hospital Authority (HA) managenent to restate their demands to close Hong Kong-China borders; however, the HA responded by shutting down the lift and staircase to prevent medical workers from showing up.
Some frontline medical workers who are on strike kneeled and cried, calling for the management to understand their demands. At some point, a medical staff fainted, but the management still refused to respond.
Source: Flash Media; InMedia #Feb7
Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HKEA) hopes to meet the Hospital Authority (HA) managenent to restate their demands to close Hong Kong-China borders; however, the HA responded by shutting down the lift and staircase to prevent medical workers from showing up.
Some frontline medical workers who are on strike kneeled and cried, calling for the management to understand their demands. At some point, a medical staff fainted, but the management still refused to respond.
Source: Flash Media; InMedia #Feb7
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
#Borders #HealthCrisis
Pneumonia Patient Entered Hong Kong from China before the Compulsory Quarantine Becomes Effective
At 07:46 on Feb 7, a 8-year-old boy crossed the borders from China to Hong Kong. He then fell instantly ill and was rushed to the hospital's isolation ward in an ambulance. It is still unclear whether he is infected with the novel coronavirus.
According to the medical staff in Tuen Mun hospital, the boy’s family told the hospital he was being treated in a Fujian hospital and had to undergo intubation. After hearing about the compulsory quarantine to take place in Hong Kong on Feb 8, they stopped the treatment and rushed him across the border at Shenzhen Bay, one of the three ports that are open.
The X-ray images of the boy’s lungs indicated that he suffered from severe pneumonia. He also has a condition of Congenital heart defect.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb7
https://s.nextmedia.com/realtime/a.php?i=20200207&s=10829391&a=60570732
#Pneumonia
Pneumonia Patient Entered Hong Kong from China before the Compulsory Quarantine Becomes Effective
At 07:46 on Feb 7, a 8-year-old boy crossed the borders from China to Hong Kong. He then fell instantly ill and was rushed to the hospital's isolation ward in an ambulance. It is still unclear whether he is infected with the novel coronavirus.
According to the medical staff in Tuen Mun hospital, the boy’s family told the hospital he was being treated in a Fujian hospital and had to undergo intubation. After hearing about the compulsory quarantine to take place in Hong Kong on Feb 8, they stopped the treatment and rushed him across the border at Shenzhen Bay, one of the three ports that are open.
The X-ray images of the boy’s lungs indicated that he suffered from severe pneumonia. He also has a condition of Congenital heart defect.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb7
https://s.nextmedia.com/realtime/a.php?i=20200207&s=10829391&a=60570732
#Pneumonia
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Protest-friendly Restaurant Distributes Masks in Hope to Repay Citizen’s Support for Yellow Economic Circle
Several branches of a restaurant chain (光榮冰室) were distributing masks to citizens outside their stores, hoping to fight the epidemic together. During the distribution outside their restaurants, there were long queues with mostly elderly citizens. They had to stop citizens from joining the queue in the evening since there were only limited number of masks, however, many citizens still insisted on waiting in line. The restaurant owner decided to increase the number of masks to be distributed, hoping to satisfy more citizens in need.
The owner told the reporters that his restaurant has won the support of many Hong Kong citizens during the anti-extradition movement, he was hoping that the money he earned can be given back to the community. He also mentioned that he was able to order 300,000 masks for distribution.
Source: USP United Social Press
#Feb7 #ChinesePneumonia #Masks #Masks
Several branches of a restaurant chain (光榮冰室) were distributing masks to citizens outside their stores, hoping to fight the epidemic together. During the distribution outside their restaurants, there were long queues with mostly elderly citizens. They had to stop citizens from joining the queue in the evening since there were only limited number of masks, however, many citizens still insisted on waiting in line. The restaurant owner decided to increase the number of masks to be distributed, hoping to satisfy more citizens in need.
The owner told the reporters that his restaurant has won the support of many Hong Kong citizens during the anti-extradition movement, he was hoping that the money he earned can be given back to the community. He also mentioned that he was able to order 300,000 masks for distribution.
Source: USP United Social Press
#Feb7 #ChinesePneumonia #Masks #Masks