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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Tuen Mun Hospital made the following announcement today (September 13) regarding a male rehabilitation ward in which patients have been infected with Norovirus:
One more 84-year-old patient in the ward has presented with diarrhoea symptoms. Appropriate tests have been arranged for the patient, whose test result confirmed positive to Norovirus. The patient is being treated under isolation and is in a stable condition.
Admission to the ward has been suspended and infection control measures at the ward have been stepped up according to established guidelines. All other patients in the ward are under close monitoring.
The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
Ends/Thursday, September 13, 2012
Issued at HKT 19:05
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