‘We need everyone for this’: U.S. hospitals harnessing resources to brace for any spike in coronavirus cases
By Megan Thielking
February 7, 2020
When the H1N1 flu began spreading a decade ago, U.S. hospitals were flooded with patients. The pandemic, which was declared over in 2010, left nearly 275,000 hospitalized, as health officials fretted whether they would have enough beds, enough medical supplies, or enough protective gear.
Today, with a novel coronavirus spreading, health care facilities in mainland China and Hong Kong have been overwhelmed by a flood of patients and are facing shortages of direly needed space and supplies. Hospitals in the U.S. are doing everything they can to make sure they’re prepared if local spread takes off here”
https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/07/hospitals-harnessing-resources-brace-spike-coronavirus-cases/
This is the Hong Kong cruise
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (February 7) said that the CHP’s Port Health Division is continuing to carry out the health quarantine work on the World Dream cruise where some travellers from the Mainland were confirmed to have infected with the novel coronavirus.
Personnel of the Port Health Division is following up on the health assessment of the crew members and passengers. For the respiratory samples taken from crew members and passengers earlier, all of them were tested negative for novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, one crew member reported to have developed respiratory symptoms this afternoon. Sample has been collected for testing of novel coronavirus and the result is pending.
The CHP said that all passengers and crew members are required to stay on board prior to completion of the health quarantine work and permission by the DH.
The CHP also urged members of the public who took the cruise since January 19 to call the CHP’s hotline 2125 1122 which operates from 8am to midnight daily.
I hope those hospitals weren't listening to the WHO and CDC on this and started preparing weeks ago.