Chief Manager (Patient Safety and Risk Management) of the Hospital Authority, Dr Sara Ho is currently pleading for more manpower for the Hospital Authority due to the high number of admissions.
Asking all retired medical workers to consider joining the HA.
77 asymptomatic cases at time of reporting changed to confirmed (symptomatic) cases after hospital admission with case numbers:
12685, 12695, 12713, 12743, 12769, 12807, 12840, 12846, 12848, 13005,
Two more buildings with vertical COVID-19 transmission evacuated
β’ Residents of flat 9 in Nga Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate
β’ Residents of flat 8 on floors 12-14 On Kwai House, Kwai Fu Court
Nine cases tested positive recently occurred at Nga Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate which involved seven units (including three "09" units); and three cases tested positive recently occurred at On Kwai House in Kwai Fuk Court which involved three units (including two "08" units).
It is suspected that vertical transmissions of virus were involved in the two buildings after initial investigation. Following the inspection by the CHP and representatives from related departments,
Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (RCHE) & those with Disabilities (RCHD):
Current resident vaccination rate ~26%
New rules -
1. The Government will require all residential care homes to submit the health records of their residents to doctors to assess suitability for receiving vaccination;
2. For residents who have been assessed by doctors as suitable for vaccination and are able to give consent, the Government will arrange vaccinations for them as early as possible and inform their family;
Under the arrangement of the "vaccine pass", a person who is medically unsuitable for vaccination is required to obtain an Exemption Certificate issued by a doctor.
With a view to standardising and aligning arrangements, the Department of Health (DH) has produced a template of the Exemption Certificate for use by doctors.
Members of the public who are medically unsuitable for vaccination may consult a doctor on whether they are unsuitable and thus obtain from the doctor an Exemption Certificate (may involve a fee for private doctors).