MAINLAND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARRIVING

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau today said various kinds of medical supplies are arriving in Hong Kong in batches, with the task force working closely with their Mainland counterparts.

The task force has so far received more than 23 million rapid antigen test kits.

Of these test kits, except those reserved for compulsory universal testing, more than 12 million kits have been distributed to frontline anti-epidemic personnel, COVID-19 patients, people undergoing home quarantine as well as specified high-risk and target groups.

More than 590,000 pulse oximeters have also been distributed to the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority for patient use.

Additionally, the task force has received over 50 million N95 and KN95 masks. While the masks are reserved mainly for public use during compulsory universal testing for enhancing protection, about 1.1 million of them have been delivered to the department and disciplined services frontline staff.

The task force also received 450,000 boxes of anti-epidemic proprietary Chinese medicines, including the batch arriving in Hong Kong progressively. Among them, 170,000 boxes have been given to the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link and local organisations to dispense to the community.

The remaining proprietary Chinese medicines are being distributed to those receiving treatment at 18 Chinese medicine clinics under the authority and to people who tested positive at isolation facilities.

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