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8 hospital infirmaries to allow visits to patients starting Apr 21

13 April 2021

By The SUN 

Cheshire Home in Shatin is one of 8 infirmaries that will open to visitors next week

Visitors will be allowed in eight infirmary hospitals in Hong Kong starting next Wednesday, April 21, as the Hospital Authority begins restoring visits in phases amid the easing coronavirus situation.

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The HA said that in the initial phase, each patient will be allowed a one-hour visit by one designated relative every week.

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This designated visitor must present a present a negative Covid-19 nucleic acid test result obtained within 72 hours before the scheduled visit. Regular visitors can choose to undergo weekly testing. For urgent visits, the visitor would be required to provide a test result within two days after the visit.

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Those who have taken two doses of a Covid vaccine for at least 14 days may opt for rapid antigen test done within 24 hours before the visit. Such visitors must buy the rapid test kit and do it at home on their own. 

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They must take a photo of themselves being tested, along with the subsequent negative results and the time and date of the test. The photo, packing and product insert of the rapid antigen test kit and the vaccination record need to be shown together to ward staff for checking before entering the ward.

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Apart from showing negative test results, visitors must also wear surgical masks, have their temperatures checked and fill in health declaration forms which can be done in advance through the Hospital Visit QR code.

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According to a statement from the HA, “Ward staff will begin contacting patients’ families in the next few days for scheduling the visits. The visiting quotas are subject to the actual operation of individual wards. A change of visitor is not allowed within the one-hour session.”

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The infirmaries included in the initial phase are Cheshire Home in Chung Hom Kok and Wong Chuk Hang Hospital in Hong Kong East, Fung Yiu King Hospital in Hong Kong West, Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital, Lai King Building, Princess Margaret Hospital, Cheshire Home Shatin and Tin Ka Ping Infirmary in Pok Oi Hospital.

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