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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding the recent confirmation of a cluster of patients with Influenza A (Human Swine Influenza) in a female ward for the severely intellectual disabled, the spokesperson for Siu Lam Hospital (SLH) made the following update today (April 19):
Two more patients (aged 46 and 48) in the ward have presented with respiratory symptoms. Appropriate viral tests have been arranged and the test result of one patient was positive for Influenza A. The patients concerned are being treated under isolation and are in a stable condition.
Admission to the ward has been suspended and restricted visiting has been imposed. Infection control measures have already been stepped up according to established guidelines. All other patients in the ward 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/Friday, April 19, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:10
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