AS THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS
CASES RISES...SO DO THE FEARS
AND
CONCERNS.
THAT'S WHY LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE DOING WHAT THEY
CAN...TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS...AND
HELP TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
THE
VIRUS.
JULIUS PHAM, INTERIM CHIEF
QUALITY OFFICER OF THE QUEEN'S
HEALTH SYSTEMS.
KRIS
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
PRECAUTIONS YOU FOLKS ARE DOING
AT
YOUR HOSPITALS BOTH WITH STAFF
AND VISITORS?
PRECAUTIONS YOU FOLKS ARE DOING
AT YOUR HOSPITALS BOTH WITH
STAFF
AND VISITORS?
DOCTOR
WE ARE DOING TEMPERATURE CHECKS
AT OUR PUNCHBOWL AND
WEST OAHU HOSPITALS AS WE
USUALLY DO DURING FLU SEASON.
WE'RE
ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE WHO ARE
SICK NOT TO VISIT THE HOSPITAL
UNTIL
THEY ARE WELL. THIS HELPS TO
WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO
HOSPITAL THAT MAY EXHIBIT SIGNS
OF CORONAVIRUS? WHAT IS THE
PROTOCOL?
DOCTOR
ANYONE WHO COMES INTO THE
HOSPITAL AS A PATIENT WILL BE
SCREENED. THAT INCLUDES ASKING
TRAVEL QUESTIONS AND CHECKING
FOR
FEVER AND OTHER CLINICAL
SYMPTOMS.
KRIS
WHEN IT COMES TO MASKS, WE HEAR
THERE IS A SUPPLY SHORTAGE. ARE
YOU
SEEING THAT AT YOUR HOSPITALS?
DOCTOR
WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN IN
TERMS OF KEEPING AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF MASKS.
KRIS
WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING THE
SPREAD OF GERMS, WHAT ARE THE
BEST
PREVENTION METHODS?
DOCTOR
HAND WASHING, AVOID TOUCHING
YOUR EYES, NOSE, OR MOUTH,
STAYING
AWAY FROM CROWDS. ALSO PROPER
COUGH ETIQUETTE.
KRIS:
TERMS OF KEEPING AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF MASKS.
KRIS
WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING THE
BEST
PREVENTION METHODS?
DOCTOR
HAND WASHING, AVOID TOUCHING
YOUR EYES, NOSE, OR MOUTH,
STAYING
AWAY FROM CROWDS. ALSO PROPER
COMING UP...
KELLY'S GOT YOUR UPDATED
FORECAST.