MORE MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARRIVE

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 its Mainland counterparts.

The task force has so far procured more than 55 million rapid antigen test kits. More than 20% of them have been distributed to the Department of Health and other government departments continuously. They have also been given to frontline anti-epidemic personnel, COVID-19 patients, people undergoing home quarantine and specified high-risk groups.

More than 880,000 pulse oximeters have been relayed to the Hospital Authority for patient use.

Additionally, the task force has received over 83 million N95, KN95 masks and surgical masks, as well as more than 8.6 million of items of other protective equipment including protective coveralls, protective gowns, goggles, face shields, shoe covers, and surgical and examination gloves.

Among the 450,000 boxes of anti-epidemic proprietary Chinese medicines donated by the central government, 170,000 have been passed to Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link and local organisations to dispense to the community.

RTHK TV 32, as a channel dedicated for disseminating anti-pandemic information, has produced editions for the public to better understand the efficacy of the Chinese medicines and the points to note when taking them.

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