Hong Kong public healthcare system is facing tremendous pressure under the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus spread in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sanatorium \& Hospital (HKSH) is one of the first private hospitals which immediately provide reliable and rapid COVID-19 test -- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Early provision of the RT-PCR screening test for COVID-19 not only facilitates identification of COVID-19 but also contains the spread of the virus in the community and frontline medical staff. Since description of role of private hospital in Hong Kong amid COVID-19 pandemic is lacking, this study will describe COVID-19 screening algorithm and methodology. A retrospective analysis on clinical characteristics, laboratory findings as well as outcome of patients who underwent COVID-19 test in HKSH is also performed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,510
COVID 19 Diagnostic Test
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Proportion of asymptomatic subjects
Proportion of asymptomatic subjects (%) who underwent COVID 19 test
Time frame: 1 Feb 2020 until the 14th consecutive day without any local infection in Hong Kong
Proportion of subjects with recent contact history
Proportion of subjects (%) with recent contact history
Time frame: 1 Feb 2020 until the 14th consecutive day without any local infection in Hong Kong
Proportion of subjects with recent travel history
Proportion of subjects (%) with recent travel history
Time frame: 1 Feb 2020 until the 14th consecutive day without any local infection in Hong Kong
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