Hospital Authority announces staff members confirmed/ preliminary confirmed due to home or community contacts
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The Hospital Authority today (February 9) announced that the following staff members are confirmed or preliminarily confirmed for COVID-19 infection due to their home or community contacts.
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | A nurse and three supporting staff |
| Queen Mary Hospital | A physiotherapist |
| The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay | A supporting staff |
| Hong Kong Children's Hospital | An administrative staff |
| Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service | An administrative staff |
| Kowloon Hospital | A nurse |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | A nurse and a supporting staff |
| Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital | A supporting staff |
| Wu York Yu General Out-patient Clinic | A nurse |
| United Christian Hospital | A nurse and two supporting staff |
| Caritas Medical Centre | Two nurses and two supporting staff |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | A doctor |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | A nurse, a nursing student and a supporting staff |
| Yan Chai Hospital | An outsourced supporting staff |
| South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | A nurse |
| North District Hospital | An outsourced supporting staff |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | Two nurses, an allied health staff and a supporting staff |
Hospitals concerned have conducted contact tracing as required and arranged cleaning for disinfection. All related staff members had worn appropriate personal protective equipment at work. No patient has been identified as close contact so far. Since some of the abovementioned staff members had been eating or chatting with other staff members without wearing masks, 17 staff members had been identified as close contacts. They will be arranged to be quarantined and be tested as required.
As the physiotherapy department in Queen Mary Hospital and Tsan Yuk Hospital had to be closed today for deep cleaning and disinfection, about 50 patient appointments were rescheduled to the next week.
In light of the deteriorating epidemic situation, the HA again reminds its staff to minimise social activities and avoid having meals with other staff members. Staff members should also wear appropriate personal protective equipment at work.
Ends/Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Issued at HKT 22:15
Issued at HKT 22:15
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