Kaohsiung Hospitals Flooded After Long Weekend|連假赴警示區 有上呼吸道症狀者就醫增
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After huge crowds of tourists ignoring the COVID-19 pandemic flocked to tourism sites over the long weekend, the emergency rooms of many Kaohsiung hospitals were flooded with people that had visited the 11 sites the Central Epidemic Command Center issued warnings for. Most of the patients were experiencing upper respiratory tract problems. ER doctors say hospitals are currently overloaded. Fortunately, as of now, none of the patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
The long weekend is over, and queues outside emergency rooms are longer than ever. After taking their temperature, medical staff ask patients whether they have visited any of the tourism sites on the Central Epidemic Command Center's warning list.
In the past, (we would only ask) about overseas travel. Now, (we are asking) about domestic travel as well based on the national list of warning sites.
As soon as Monday arrived, patients that had visited the 11 sites flooded hospital emergency rooms across Kaohsiung.
Patients are showing up out of nowhere, so we are a bit overloaded. Most of them have visited the warning sites and decided they need medical attention because they now feel unwell.
Generally speaking, most of the patients have upper respiratory tract infections, fevers, coughs and sore throats. Diarrhea is (also a symptom).
While long hospital queues after holidays is the norm, numbers are unusually high due to the pandemic. Medical workers say hospitals are overloaded and hope patients can be honest about their travel history.
連續假期過後，急診室外頭候診民眾比以往多，院方除了例行性量體溫外，現在還加問有沒有去過11個風景警示區。
高醫急診部主任 葉宜亨表示：「以前是針對國外的區域，那現在是針對國內旅遊，依照國家既定的旅遊警示區域，去做調查。」
清明連續假期尾聲到週一，高醫、小港醫院及其他地區醫院，陸續都有去過11個警示風景區的民眾，因為身體出現症狀，趕緊來就診。
高雄小港醫院急診科主任 劉耀華表示：「一下子，一口氣來好幾位這樣子，所以在我們人力方面有點吃緊，那大多是去過風景區，覺得身體不舒服，過來這邊要做檢查的。」
高醫急診部主任 葉宜亨表示：「基本上，大部分病人，都是以上呼吸道感染症狀，發燒、咳嗽、喉嚨痛為主，當然也有一個是以拉肚子，來一個表現。」
在高醫外頭排隊準備進去看診的民眾，就比往多，大排長龍，雖然是連續假期後幾乎都會出現的景象，但正值防疫期間,不管是急診室或是門診醫護人員，都有感受到看診人數增加，坦承有些吃不消，也希望民眾誠實告知，不要隱瞞連假期間的旅遊史。
