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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson of Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) made the following announcement today (August 25):
Nine male and one female patients (aged from 3 to 94) of a Male Medical Convalescence Ward and a Paediatric Haematology Ward respectively had presented with diarrhea or vomiting symptoms since August 18. Appropriate tests had been arranged for the patients. Seven of them were confirmed positive to Norovirus. A seventy-year-old male patient passed away due to his own underlying illness. The other patients are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.
All admissions to the concerned wards have been suspended. Infection control measures have already been stepped up according to prevailing guidelines. All other patients in the wards are under close surveillance.
The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Saturday, August 25, 2012
Issued at HKT 12:01
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