Mainland experts visited the Tin Shui Wai (Tin Ye Road) Community Health Centre to learn about the role of designated clinics and to exchange experiences with clinical staff in treating COVID-19 patients. Courtesy of the Information Service of the HKSAR Government
Mainland epidemic prevention and control experts continued to inspect Hong Kong's epidemic prevention and control work
Hong Kong, April 20 (China News Network) -- Mainland epidemic prevention and control experts dispatched by the central government continued to inspect Hong Kong on the 19th, visiting the Hong Kong International Airport, tin shui wai (Tin Ye Road) community health centre and Sham Shui Po District Health Centre to learn about the relevant epidemic prevention measures of the SAR government.
In the morning of the same day, the panel visited the Hong Kong International Airport to visit the Temporary Sample Collection Centre No. 1 at the T1 Intermediate Passenger Concourse to learn about the quarantine measures and testing arrangements implemented by the HKSAR Government for arrivals. The expert group also shared the Mainland's relevant experience in foreign import prevention.
Subsequently, the panel and the Secretary for Food and Health of the HKSAR Government, Mr Chan Siu-chiu, visited the Tin Shui Wai (Tin Ye Road) Community Health Centre. Tang Yiu-hing, Director of Networking at New Territories West Hospital of the Hospital Authority, introduced the role of designated clinics, including treating confirmed patients with mild diseases and prescribing ORAL COVID-19 drugs to appropriate patients according to the clinical guidelines of the drugs. Mainland experts also exchanged experiences with medical staff in treating COVID-19 patients.
Mainland epidemic prevention and control experts visited the Sham Shui Po District Health Center. The staff of the Center briefed the experts on the distribution of free rapid antigen test kits to the elderly. Courtesy of the Information Service of the HKSAR Government
In the afternoon of the same day, the expert group visited the Sham Shui Po Regional Health Center. Staff of the Centre briefed the Panel on the work of the Regional Health Centres at the district level, including providing vaccination services to the public, distributing anti-epidemic kits, and organising anti-epidemic education activities. In addition, the regional health center will provide free rapid antigen test kits to seniors aged 60 or above from the 19th to support and encourage them to do more testing. The Group also inspected the relevant services.
Chan said that the SAR government will continue to implement the epidemic prevention strategy of reducing deaths, severe illness and infection. By rapidly expanding the treatment capacity of public hospitals, diverting and stratifying treatment according to the condition of COVID-19 patients, we can concentrate resources on treating patients, but at the same time, we can also strengthen the provision of appropriate medical support at the community level to confirmed patients, so as to avoid patients from mild to severe disease.
Mainland epidemic prevention and control experts led by Kan Biao, director of the Institute for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, arrived in Hong Kong on April 7 to begin work. (End)