Coronavirus – Three Irish citizens arrive at UK hospital in police convoy for two-week quarantine after Wuhan evacuation
The patients will stay at a former accommodation block on the hospital site where staff with protective face masks could be seen waiting in the windows anticipating their arrival.
Cages of supplies, including children’s toys, Xboxes and Barbie dolls, were spotted being wheeled across the car park today.
Food packages were also stacked up on trolleys, with baby baths on others, while boxes of phone handsets were also moved into the hospital.
They will enjoy TV, Playstations, free food and unlimited Wifi during two weeks in isolation – after Britain confirmed two cases of the virus today.
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疫情爆發後的最近幾週，都有向科克的GP介紹這病毒。
HSE 負責國家南部的公共衛生總監Augustine Pereira博士, 在給科克的醫護人員的電郵中說，健康保護監視中心（HPSC）正在密切監視疫情。
他說：“如果有懷疑的2019-nCoV病例, 移送前應提前通知 國家救護車服務（NAS）和當地的接收醫院。屆時還應提醒公共衛生醫務人員, 已發現新的冠狀病毒的懷疑病例。
他還警告說，如果有症狀的人士1打電話給基層醫療服務 Primary Care , 指出自己可能患有新的冠狀病毒，又或者有人因為從中國旅行回來而現在身體不適感到擔心的，則應通過電話進行遙距風險評估。
Cork GPs were briefed on the virus in recent weeks in the wake of the outbreak.
In an email to Cork healthcare workers, Dr Augustine Pereira, Director of Public Health for the HSE South, said the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is closely monitoring the outbreak.
“The National Ambulance Service (NAS) and the local receiving hospital should be alerted in advance of the transfer of a possible case of 2019-nCoV,” he said.
“The Medical Officer of Health in Public Health should also be alerted to the identification of a possible case of novel coronavirus.
“In addition, it is important that appropriate Infection Prevention and Control precautions be taken,” he added.
Dr Pereira also warned that if a symptomatic person phones the Primary Care service and indicates that they may have novel coronavirus or are concerned because they have travelled from China and are now unwell, a remote risk assessment is to be performed over the phone.
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