Cold snap hits Hong Kong’s emergency room waiting room

About 10 patients were waiting in the emergency waiting area of ​​Princess Margaret Hospital in cold weather. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

A cold current hit Hong Kong. According to the Observatory, at around 3 am today (21st), the temperature in many places in Hong Kong was below 8 degrees Celsius. Due to the fact that some patients in the hospital who are suspected of suffering from new coronary pneumonia are currently arranged by the hospital to wait in an open-air temporary tent, although the tent is equipped with a heater, it is believed that in the relatively cold weather, it is difficult to sleep through the night.

The reporter visited Caritas Hospital in Cheung Sha Wan and Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung at regarding 3 am. In the tents of Caritas Hospital, there are no patients waiting for consultation. In the 2 tents outside the emergency room of Princess Margaret Hospital, regarding 10 patients can be seen waiting for consultation. Compared with the previous day, the number of patients is significantly reduced. Several waiting patients have blankets on their beds to keep warm. Hold a child while waiting for a doctor; I believe that some patients have recently reported in the media that they have seen the “overcrowded” situation of waiting outside the hospital, and have chosen other ways to “self-help” according to the advice of experts, thus reducing the number of waiting patients.

數名病人於寒冷天氣下,在瑪嘉烈醫院急症室候診區的床上候診。(胡德威攝)

Several patients were waiting in beds in the waiting area of ​​the emergency department of Princess Margaret Hospital in cold weather. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

有成人抱小童到瑪嘉烈醫院急症室候診區候診。(胡德威攝)

An adult carried a child to the waiting area of ​​the emergency department of Princess Margaret Hospital. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

瑪嘉烈醫院急症室外設候診區。(胡德威攝)

There is a waiting area in the emergency room of Princess Margaret Hospital. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

瑪嘉烈醫院急症室外的停車場設候診區。(胡德威攝)

There is a waiting area in the parking lot outside the emergency room of Princess Margaret Hospital. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

凌晨明愛醫院未有人在急症室外候診。(胡德威攝)

No one was waiting outside the emergency room at Caritas Hospital in the early morning. (Photo by Hu Dewei)

根據天文台顯示,凌晨3時許,本港多處氣溫低於攝氏8度。

According to the Observatory, the temperature in many places in Hong Kong dropped below 8 degrees Celsius at around 3 am.

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