Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau today visited Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital to get an update on the service of public hospitals. He toured the hospital’s specialist outpatient clinic, medical ward, accident and emergency department and hyperbaric oxygen therapy centre, followed by a meeting with its management and frontline healthcare staff to learn about the service demands and manpower deployment. Prof Lo said: "Having gone through the anti-epidemic work in the past three years, Hong Kong is on the road to full normalcy. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all healthcare staff for their efforts in performing duties and working tirelessly amidst immense work pressure to safeguard the city's healthcare system.” Noting that Hong Kong will see a sharp rise in the number of travellers with the full resumption of normal travel with the Mainland, Prof Lo said the Government will closely monitor the development of the CO
The Hospital Authority said today a 78-year-old male COVID-19 patient passed away, taking the number of COVID-19 patients who died in public hospitals to 204.
The patient, with chronic illness, was admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital on December 4 last year for treatment.
After treatment, the patient tested negative for COVID-19 and he was released from an isolation order by the Department of Health on December 23.
The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he passed away last night.
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