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| Hospitals will be refitted in preparation for the possible upsurge in Covid-19 cases |
The chief executive of the Hospital Authority has said
public hospitals are preparing for a potential resurgence of Covid-19 cases
later in the year.
Tony Ko’s comment came as the city’s health authorities
announced four new imported cases today, Jun 18, all involving returning
residents from Pakistan.
Ko told reporters after a board meeting of the HA that it is
possible another wave of infections would hit Hong Kong
before, or during, the next winter.
The disease was first discovered inWuhan ,
China
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Ko the preparations include upgrading hospital systems and facilities.
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| Today's 4 new cases all arrived recently from Pakistan (file photo) |
“We hope to take this opportunity to upgrade some of the
systems, because as we know, some of the isolation facilities were built after
the period of Sars, which means that some of them are already more than 10
years of different functions," he said.
"We’re also working hard to improve our testing capability, to test patients who have the potential risk of being infected with the Covid-19 virus."
Meanwhile, the Centre for Health Protection reported today that four people who returned Tuesday fromPakistan
"We’re also working hard to improve our testing capability, to test patients who have the potential risk of being infected with the Covid-19 virus."
Meanwhile, the Centre for Health Protection reported today that four people who returned Tuesday from
The latest patients, two males and two females, aged between
3 and 36, took the city’s total number of infections to 1,124.
In another development, restaurant representatives unveiled a plan to offer a 30% discount in late June and throughout July, and 20% discount in August, for patrons who dine-in after 6pm.
The group said more than 1,000 restaurants are participating
in the promotion scheme that will start this Sunday, Father’s Day, to stimulate
consumer spending.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan who met with the group, said
he hoped the plan would stimulate local consumption.
