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Frontline Medical Staff of Prince of Wales Hospital Urge Government to Ban Entry of All Chinese Mainlanders and Provide Sufficient Protective Gear
Medical staff at the Prince of Wales Hospital issued an open letter to the senior management of Hospital Authority today (January 31), asking the management to escalate their request to the government to ban entry of all mainland visitors and to provide sufficient protective equipment to frontline medical staff.
Frontline staff of the anaesthesia and intensive treatment ward as well as those in operation ward stated in the letter that they have vigilant in discharging their duty to take care patients.
However, in view of the lack of appropriate protective equipment meeting WHO standards, inadequate isolation facilities in hospital, and potentially unreliable travel and contact history self-declared by patients, frontline staff urged the government to take on stringent measures before Hong Kong's public health system crumbles.
Source: RTHK
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia #BorderShutdown
Frontline Medical Staff of Prince of Wales Hospital Urge Government to Ban Entry of All Chinese Mainlanders and Provide Sufficient Protective Gear
Medical staff at the Prince of Wales Hospital issued an open letter to the senior management of Hospital Authority today (January 31), asking the management to escalate their request to the government to ban entry of all mainland visitors and to provide sufficient protective equipment to frontline medical staff.
Frontline staff of the anaesthesia and intensive treatment ward as well as those in operation ward stated in the letter that they have vigilant in discharging their duty to take care patients.
However, in view of the lack of appropriate protective equipment meeting WHO standards, inadequate isolation facilities in hospital, and potentially unreliable travel and contact history self-declared by patients, frontline staff urged the government to take on stringent measures before Hong Kong's public health system crumbles.
Source: RTHK
#Jan31 #GlobalOutbreak #ChinesePneumonia #BorderShutdown
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#Feb1 #ChinesePneumonia #WARS
#GlobalUpdate on Coronavirus Outbreak in China
⁃ Confirmed coronavirus cases in China amount to over 10,000 with a death toll over 200. The medical doctor who first revealed the epidermic in China was confirmed infected.
⁃ British and U.S. Consulate evacuate staff and their families from China
⁃ U.S. ban the entry of foreign nationals who have travelled to China within 14 days.
⁃ Australia bans the entry of mainland Chinese for at least 14 days (effective on Feb 1)
⁃ Papua New Guinea bans visitors from Asia amid coronavirus outbreak
⁃ Taiwan has decided bar recidence of Guangdong province to enter Taiwan. While requiring anyone who travel to Guangdong to be quarantined for 14 days.
⁃ Vietnam suspends issuing VISA for Chinese citizens, also including Maccu SAR citizens and Hong Kong citizens.
⁃ United Suspends Flights to Hong Kong between February 01-08 from two hubs: Newark (EWR) – on February 1st – UA179/180 ; San Francisco (SFO) – on February 4th and 6th – UA869/878
⁃ Airlines suspend China flights, for details information please read:
https://arynews.tv/en/theses-airlines-have-curbed-or-cancelled-china-flights/
Source: New York Times, Apple Daily, Yahoo! News
#GlobalUpdate on Coronavirus Outbreak in China
⁃ Confirmed coronavirus cases in China amount to over 10,000 with a death toll over 200. The medical doctor who first revealed the epidermic in China was confirmed infected.
⁃ British and U.S. Consulate evacuate staff and their families from China
⁃ U.S. ban the entry of foreign nationals who have travelled to China within 14 days.
⁃ Australia bans the entry of mainland Chinese for at least 14 days (effective on Feb 1)
⁃ Papua New Guinea bans visitors from Asia amid coronavirus outbreak
⁃ Taiwan has decided bar recidence of Guangdong province to enter Taiwan. While requiring anyone who travel to Guangdong to be quarantined for 14 days.
⁃ Vietnam suspends issuing VISA for Chinese citizens, also including Maccu SAR citizens and Hong Kong citizens.
⁃ United Suspends Flights to Hong Kong between February 01-08 from two hubs: Newark (EWR) – on February 1st – UA179/180 ; San Francisco (SFO) – on February 4th and 6th – UA869/878
⁃ Airlines suspend China flights, for details information please read:
https://arynews.tv/en/theses-airlines-have-curbed-or-cancelled-china-flights/
Source: New York Times, Apple Daily, Yahoo! News
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#Strike
Hong Kong Employees Alliance to Go On Strike: Pneumonia Outbreak is a Man-made Disaster by the Authorities
Read more: https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/16468
Source: #HKEA https://publielectoral.lat/ha_employalliance/244
Video credit: Hong Kong Video Production Union
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
Hong Kong Employees Alliance to Go On Strike: Pneumonia Outbreak is a Man-made Disaster by the Authorities
Read more: https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/16468
Source: #HKEA https://publielectoral.lat/ha_employalliance/244
Video credit: Hong Kong Video Production Union
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
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Pro-Democracy and Pro-Beijing Newspapers Unite Against Government's Apathetic Stance
Apple Daily and Oriental Daily are known to be direct competitors of each other in the journalism industry of Hong Kong. Both of these newspapers report news often in a tabloid-like manner, with Apple Daily taking a pro-democracy stance, and Oriental Daily take a pro-Beijing stance. Despite their bitter rivalry and difference in political stance, which has intensified owing to the now 8-month-movement, both castigated the government for taking an apathetic stance towards this potential health crisis and epidemic, and Carrie Lam's refusal to close all ports connected to China. They even used the exact wordings to describe the inaction of the government.
In face of an apathetic and ruthless government, even sworn enemies can become allies. Perhaps Lam will be ultimate uniting force in healing the rift and bridging the chasm between different groups in societies.
#Feb1 #HealthCrisis #ChinesePneumonia
Pro-Democracy and Pro-Beijing Newspapers Unite Against Government's Apathetic Stance
Apple Daily and Oriental Daily are known to be direct competitors of each other in the journalism industry of Hong Kong. Both of these newspapers report news often in a tabloid-like manner, with Apple Daily taking a pro-democracy stance, and Oriental Daily take a pro-Beijing stance. Despite their bitter rivalry and difference in political stance, which has intensified owing to the now 8-month-movement, both castigated the government for taking an apathetic stance towards this potential health crisis and epidemic, and Carrie Lam's refusal to close all ports connected to China. They even used the exact wordings to describe the inaction of the government.
In face of an apathetic and ruthless government, even sworn enemies can become allies. Perhaps Lam will be ultimate uniting force in healing the rift and bridging the chasm between different groups in societies.
#Feb1 #HealthCrisis #ChinesePneumonia
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Government Officials suspected for hoarding masks arouses heavy public criticism
Shortage of masks in Hong Kong is increasingly severe. However, the CSI masks that are produced by female inmates and are solely for government bureaux were allegedly used as "new year gifts", causing criticism and controversy.
On February 1, a civilian surnamed Lee drove by Ta Chuen Ping Street in Kwai Chung, he saw a driver in a private car handed out 2 boxes of CSI masks and red packets for a lady, as if presenting her new year gifts.
Many people challenged government officials for being self-serving and thoughtless, refusing to share CSI masks with the public to solve their urgent needs, particularly with the elderly.
A senior supervisor of Food and Hygiene Department, surnamed Kong showed-off numerous boxes of masks on his Facebook with a comment, bragging “shortage? I don’t think so”. Yielding to heavily criticism, he later apologised that the masks did not belong to him, but these were 6-month stocks for all front-line colleagues of his team.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb1
http://bit.ly/2OhPEvf
#FaceMask #Healthcrisis #ChinesePneumonia #CSI
Shortage of masks in Hong Kong is increasingly severe. However, the CSI masks that are produced by female inmates and are solely for government bureaux were allegedly used as "new year gifts", causing criticism and controversy.
On February 1, a civilian surnamed Lee drove by Ta Chuen Ping Street in Kwai Chung, he saw a driver in a private car handed out 2 boxes of CSI masks and red packets for a lady, as if presenting her new year gifts.
Many people challenged government officials for being self-serving and thoughtless, refusing to share CSI masks with the public to solve their urgent needs, particularly with the elderly.
A senior supervisor of Food and Hygiene Department, surnamed Kong showed-off numerous boxes of masks on his Facebook with a comment, bragging “shortage? I don’t think so”. Yielding to heavily criticism, he later apologised that the masks did not belong to him, but these were 6-month stocks for all front-line colleagues of his team.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb1
http://bit.ly/2OhPEvf
#FaceMask #Healthcrisis #ChinesePneumonia #CSI
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First Locally Acquired Case Confirmed in Hong Kong; Another new case suspected, a warning sign of a community outbreak
The Health Department confirmed Hong Kong's first locally acquired case of Wuhan pneumonia. A 72-year-old woman living in Whampoa has contracted the new coronavirus from her son.
In addition, one new case was confirmed preliminarily of contracting Wuhan Pneumonia on February 3, leading to a total of 16 confirmed cases in Hong Kong.
The patient is a 64-year-old woman, and owner of a hostel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok districts. She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Feb 2, but her health condition has been drastically deteriorating to critical state, requiring tracheal intubation for respiration assistance.
It was reported that the woman has not left Hong Kong while her son has travelled in the past 14 days.
Source: Apple Daily; Now News #Feb3
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/20200203/34IPB2VDKMRSUYEEWLWQOPTB7A/
#LocallyTransmitted #Healthcrisis #ChinesePneumonia
The Health Department confirmed Hong Kong's first locally acquired case of Wuhan pneumonia. A 72-year-old woman living in Whampoa has contracted the new coronavirus from her son.
In addition, one new case was confirmed preliminarily of contracting Wuhan Pneumonia on February 3, leading to a total of 16 confirmed cases in Hong Kong.
The patient is a 64-year-old woman, and owner of a hostel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok districts. She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Feb 2, but her health condition has been drastically deteriorating to critical state, requiring tracheal intubation for respiration assistance.
It was reported that the woman has not left Hong Kong while her son has travelled in the past 14 days.
Source: Apple Daily; Now News #Feb3
https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/20200203/34IPB2VDKMRSUYEEWLWQOPTB7A/
#LocallyTransmitted #Healthcrisis #ChinesePneumonia
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The busiest land port at Shenzhen Bay Remain Wide Open
On January 24, before any "governmental restrictions" was imposed at selected checkpoints between Hong Kong and China, a total of 100,000 inbound and outbound passengers were recorded.
With the imcomplete closure of Hong Kong-China borders on January 31, inbound and outbound passengers, however, jumped to 120,000.
Under the pressure of the public, four more ports at Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Huanggang and Hong Kong and Macau Ferry Terminals are closed starting from Feb 4. Nevertheless, Shenzhen Bay, being a land port with the largest number of Chinese visitors entering Hong Kong on Feb 2, remains open and connected to China, together with the Hong Kong International Airport and HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge link.
Meanwhile, Shenzhen has confirmed 245 cases of Wuhan pneumonia, of which 50 cases were reported from close to the Shenzhen Bay port area.
Source: RTHK #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #Shenzhen
On January 24, before any "governmental restrictions" was imposed at selected checkpoints between Hong Kong and China, a total of 100,000 inbound and outbound passengers were recorded.
With the imcomplete closure of Hong Kong-China borders on January 31, inbound and outbound passengers, however, jumped to 120,000.
Under the pressure of the public, four more ports at Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Huanggang and Hong Kong and Macau Ferry Terminals are closed starting from Feb 4. Nevertheless, Shenzhen Bay, being a land port with the largest number of Chinese visitors entering Hong Kong on Feb 2, remains open and connected to China, together with the Hong Kong International Airport and HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge link.
Meanwhile, Shenzhen has confirmed 245 cases of Wuhan pneumonia, of which 50 cases were reported from close to the Shenzhen Bay port area.
Source: RTHK #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #Shenzhen
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This is the consensus amongst Hong Kong people. But will the government listen?
#Border #ChinesePneumonia
#Border #ChinesePneumonia
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#Strike
Flight Attendants’ Association calls a strike in support of medical staff, urging government to lockdown all borders with China
The Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association appealed to members and the public that a strike doesn’t mean they are clinging to life and fear death, rather it is because they do not want front-line colleagues to bear the great risk of being infected, worrying about work safety everyday.
“Guarding the health of our colleagues, passengers and the people of Hong Kong, the Association, though reluctantly, is calling for a strike, hoping to curb the virus from being transmitted to Hong Kong and to spread the epidemic any further.”
https://www.facebook.com/594642803906393/posts/2702744526429533/
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #HealthCrisis
Flight Attendants’ Association calls a strike in support of medical staff, urging government to lockdown all borders with China
The Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association appealed to members and the public that a strike doesn’t mean they are clinging to life and fear death, rather it is because they do not want front-line colleagues to bear the great risk of being infected, worrying about work safety everyday.
“Guarding the health of our colleagues, passengers and the people of Hong Kong, the Association, though reluctantly, is calling for a strike, hoping to curb the virus from being transmitted to Hong Kong and to spread the epidemic any further.”
https://www.facebook.com/594642803906393/posts/2702744526429533/
#Feb5 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #HealthCrisis
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#ChinesePneumonia
People from China rushing through Hong Kong borders by flights during “window period”, suspected to avoid mandatory quarantine
The Hong Kong government announced on Feb 5 that from
February 8 all visitors from China must undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days in Hong Kong.
A source from Hong Kong Airlines revealed that the reservation of flights from China to Hong Kong have risen remarkably to 76-85% on February 6 and overbooked to 102-105% on February 7.
In other words, February 6 and 7 has become a “window period" for people to leave China while avoiding mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb6 #Borders
People from China rushing through Hong Kong borders by flights during “window period”, suspected to avoid mandatory quarantine
The Hong Kong government announced on Feb 5 that from
February 8 all visitors from China must undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days in Hong Kong.
A source from Hong Kong Airlines revealed that the reservation of flights from China to Hong Kong have risen remarkably to 76-85% on February 6 and overbooked to 102-105% on February 7.
In other words, February 6 and 7 has become a “window period" for people to leave China while avoiding mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb6 #Borders