ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARRIVE

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau today said the task force of ensuring medical supplies has been proactively co-ordinating with various government departments and units participating in anti-epidemic work on medical supplies needed.

The bureau added that with the central government’s full support, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has procured large quantities of medical supplies.

Such items, which are arriving in Hong Kong in batches to cater for the needs of anti-epidemic work, include rapid antigen test (RAT) kits, proprietary Chinese medicines and personal protective equipment.

The task force has swiftly distributed the medical supplies to frontline personnel, confirmed COVID-19 patients and people in need through relevant government departments, the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link and other local organisations, to fight the virus together.

It has so far procured more than 59 million RAT kits from the Mainland.

Moreover, the task force has received over 130 million N95 masks, KN95 masks and surgical masks, as well as over 8.7 million of other protective equipment, including coveralls, gowns, goggles, face shields, shoe covers and surgical and examination gloves.

These items will be distributed to frontline personnel according to the needs of various government departments.

Additionally, more than 970,000 pulse oximeters have been received so far. Most of them have been distributed to the Hospital Authority for patient use.

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