Hong Kong respiratory diseases have entered a high incidence, and the usage rate of internal medicine and pediatric beds in local emergency hospitals has exceeded 100%.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and Hong Kong Zhongtong News reported that according to the latest data released by the Hospital Authority on Monday (December 4), in the past three months, children's cases of childbirth infection were admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.The average hovering between 110 and 170, one to twice as much as the 50 from 50 in August this year.
The Hospital Authority reports that recent respiratory diseases are the most active in rhinovirus and enteroviruses, accounting for 10%of the Public Health Laboratory Service Office and the Hospital Authority to collect respiratory samples, sub -flu virus and adenovirus eachIt accounted for 5.2%and 4.4%, and the overall activity of influenza and crown disease remained at a lower level.
The Hospital Administration said that the increase in high incidence of respiratory diseases caused the surge in the use of beds in various hospitals in Hong Kong.As of Sunday (December 3), the overall use rate of internal medicine beds in emergencies of emergencies reached 103%, and pediatric beds reached 101%.
The Hong Kong Department of Health predicts that the number of winter respiratory infections, including seasonal influenza, will continue to rise with the weather, and the constant monitoring mechanism of the Health Protection Center will continue to pay close attention to the situation of the Hong Kong community.
Guan Rihua, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Hong Kong Children and Youth Division, said that recently, Hong Kong Public and Private Hospitals have received many children with pneumoniacura infection, and many patients also have white lung symptoms.Pediatric beds are insufficient, and sometimes adult beds must be borrowed to store children with children.But he believes that the current situation is still controllable.
Yuan Guoyong, a professor of infectious disease lectures at the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, also believes that the current infection of pneumonia is not as fast as influenza, and most of them are infected under very close contact. Citizens need not worry too much.However, he agreed that the Hong Kong government should strengthen border testing, especially for those who have fever to identify whether a new type of infectious disease occurs.
