The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority today (February 17) announced that the following staff members are confirmed or preliminarily confirmed as having COVID-19 infection:
| Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital | Two nurses, an administrative staff member and five supporting staff members |
| Ruttonjee Hospital | Three nurses and a supporting staff member |
| Tung Wah Eastern Hospital | A supporting staff member |
| Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok | A supporting staff member |
| Queen Mary Hospital | A houseman, a nurse, two administrative staff members and four supporting staff members |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | A doctor, a nurse, three administrative staff members and three supporting staff members |
| Kwong Wah Hospital | Two nurses and an administrative staff member |
| Hong Kong Children's Hospital | A nurse, an administrative staff member and two supporting staff members |
| Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital | Two supporting staff members |
| Kowloon Hospital | A supporting staff member |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital | An administrative staff member and a supporting staff member |
| TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital | Two nurses and two supporting staff members |
| Wang Tau Hom Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | An administrative staff member |
| East Kowloon General Out-patient Clinic | An administrative staff member |
| Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | A nurse and five supporting staff members |
| United Christian Hospital | Five nurses, a podiatrist, a speech therapist, two administrative staff members and five supporting staff members |
| Tseung Kwan O Hospital | A doctor, a radiographer, and three supporting staff members |
| Haven of Hope Hospital | An occupational therapist and an administrative staff member |
| Ngau Tau Kok Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | A supporting staff member |
| Tseung Kwan O Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | A supporting staff member |
| Tseung Kwan O (Po Ning Road) General Out-patient Clinic | A dispenser |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | Two nurses, a medical technologist, an administrative staff member and five supporting staff members |
| Caritas Medical Centre | A doctor, four nurses, two dispensers, a radiographer, an administrative staff member and three supporting staff members |
| Kwai Chung Hospital | A supporting staff member |
| Ha Kwai Chung General Out-patient Clinic | A doctor |
| North Lantau Hospital | A doctor |
| The North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre | A supporting staff member |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | A doctor, six nurses, a dispenser, a radiographer, an administrative staff member and six supporting staff members |
| North District Hospital | A doctor and two supporting staff members |
| Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital | A nurse and a supporting staff member |
| Shatin Hospital | A supporting staff member |
| Tai Po Hospital | Two supporting staff members |
| Cheshire Home, Shatin | A supporting staff member |
| Tuen Mun Hospital | Six nurses, a dispenser and six supporting staff members |
| Pok Oi Hospital | A nurse and three administrative staff members |
| Castle Peak Hospital | A nurse and a supporting staff member |
| Tuen Mun Clinic | An administrative staff member and a supporting staff member |
| Yan Oi General Out-patient Clinic | A nurse |
| Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre | A supporting staff member |
Hospitals concerned have conducted contact tracing as required and arranged cleaning for disinfection. All related staff members had worn appropriate personal protective equipment at work. No patient has been identified as close contact so far. Since some of the above-mentioned staff members had been eating or chatting, etc. with other staff members without wearing masks, 39 staff members have been identified as close contacts. Arrangement will be made for them to be quarantined and tested as required.
In light of the deteriorating epidemic situation, the HA again reminds its staff to minimise social activities and avoid having meals with other staff members. Staff members should also wear appropriate personal protective equipment at work.
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