In response to the development of the epidemic and the continuous increase in confirmed cases, the HA has launched the third phase of the hospital bed mobilization plan to reserve more hospital beds and mobilize more manpower to take care of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. In order to concentrate resources to fight the epidemic, public hospitals need to reduce some non-emergency services, including some non-urgent surgeries, daytime and outpatient services, and the treatment of some patients also needs to be postponed. A spokesman for the HA announced today (28th) that in order to concentrate manpower and resources to further strengthen designated clinics and remote consultation services to support confirmed patients in the community, some general outpatient clinics under the HA will be closed from tomorrow (29th) Services will be adjusted from today), including suspending or reducing the consultation hours of some clinics.
Patients with occasional illnesses can visit other general out-patient clinics or private doctors for consultation. As for chronically ill patients who have made an appointment for a follow-up consultation at the relevant clinic, please bring along the appointment note and ID card to the designated drug refill according to the original follow-up appointment date. Medicines from the clinic.
In addition, the Government will send a text message to inform citizens who have made an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the relevant clinics of the latest service arrangements. For adjustments to the distribution and collection services of deep throat saliva sample collection kits, please visit www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/early-testing.html.
The spokesman added that the HA will continue to closely monitor the situation and service demand. If the epidemic situation continues to deteriorate, the HA will need to further reduce services to deploy more hospital beds and manpower to fight the epidemic.