'Some Hospital Services Hit By Worsening Pandemic'
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2022-07-12 HKT 17:27
The Hospital Authority (HA) on Tuesday said some of its non-emergency services have been affected by the worsening pandemic, with almost a thousand Covid patients currently hospitalised.
At a daily press briefing, a chief manager with the HA, Dr Sara Ho, said this means some non-urgent services and surgery have to be suspended or postponed.
“In some hospitals and clusters, we have started to adjust the quota for elective surgeries, such as endoscopy service, elective cardiac interventions or some of the elective surgeries for benign tumours. These measures are to mobilise the manpower and beds to accommodate an anticipated upsurge in patients,” she said.
Ho called on Covid patients to seek early treatment to prevent their condition from deteriorating.
She said at present, 17 Covid patients are critically ill, while 24 are in a serious condition.
On Tuesday, Hong Kong logged 2,767 new infections, including 211 imported cases.
There was also one more Covid-related death, involving a 94-year-old woman.
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