The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     In view of the latest development of the epidemic, the Hospital Authority (HA) handed over the operation of the medical post located in Tsing Yi community isolation facility to private medical vendor today (March 20). The private medical vendor will deploy healthcare workers to the post to serve persons under isolation.
      
     The Head of the HA medical post, Dr Jeffery Lai said, "Upon handing over the medical post to private medical vendor, the HA healthcare workers originally working in the post will be deployed to other facilities to continue their anti-epidemic work. We are very thankful to the private medical vendors for taking care the persons admitted to the community isolation facilities under the severe epidemic to fight the virus together. Handing over the operation of the Tsing Yi community isolation facility to private medical vendor is an important step showing the private medical sector joining efforts in the anti-epidemic work in community isolation facilities. We will continue to enhance collaboration with the private medical sector so that more private medical vendors could participate in the operation of medical posts for taking care the patients in joint effort."
      
     The HA also expresses gratitude to the Security Bureau, which is responsible for managing community isolation facilities, facilitating the healthcare workers in medical posts to care persons under isolation and provide the medical assistance required. The HA medical team will continue to cooperate with the arrangement of the Security Bureau, working with private medical vendors to provide medical service in various community isolation facilities so as to render appropriate support to the persons under isolation.
      
     Since the service commencement of the Tsing Yi community isolation facility in early March, the HA has been deploying healthcare workers to the medical post to provide medical service and handle healthcare related enquiries from persons under isolation, amid to render immediate medical support in emergency.

Ends/Sunday, March 20, 2022
Issued at HKT 20:28

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