rday said there were more than 6,100 new cases, of which only nine were imported, and another 6,300 people recorded as preliminarily positive. The virus has also affected 19 homes for the elderly in the city.
In an effort to ease the situation, Dr Chui said the quarantine period at isolation facilities will be shortened. From yesterday, residents who test negative seven days after their first positive test will be discharged from such facilities. They will then have to isolate themselves at home for another seven days and must test negative on the 14th day before being allowed to leave.
More than 2,800 patients are in hospitals and public treatment facilities, while 2,100 people are in the Penny's Bay community isolation facility. "We are worried about our patient care, especially today, there has been some rain and the weather in the coming few days will also be cold, so we are thinking of different methods to accommodate earlier admissions," Dr Ho said.
Dr Ho appealed to private-sector doctors to volunteer at the isolation facilities, and the government has said more public servants would be mobilised to help with anti-epidemic operations if needed.Xi Jinping’s call for HK to contain Covid-19 outbreaks raises prospects of wider lockdowns
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