One Dies of, Three Recover from Atypical Pneumonia in HK

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One Dies of, Three Recover from Atypical Pneumonia in HK

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One patient died of atypical pneumonia and another three such kind of patients were discharged from hospital in Hong Kong on Thursday, according to an official with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

Addressing a press briefing on atypical pneumonia Thursday afternoon, Secretary for Health Welfare and Food Yeoh Eng-kiong noted one atypical pneumonia patient died Thursday in addition to the five on the previous day.

Another three patients were discharged out of hospital Thursday,bringing the total figure to five.

According to the official, there are 165 patients with pneumonia in Hong Kong, an increase of 20 cases from Wednesday.

Yeoh pointed out that the main increases Thursday have been in patients and their relatives, but the increasing scale is diminishing.

Yeoh advised the public to take measures against the virus, such as avoiding very crowded places, washing hands and taking sanitary precautions.

However, he added that the highest-risk individuals continue tobe healthcare workers who are in close contact with patients with severe atypical pneumonia and close family members.

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