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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding the recent confirmation of a cluster of patients infected with Rhinovirus in a male long stay ward, a spokesperson for Castle Peak Hospital made the following update today (October 5):
Two more patients (aged 32 and 56) and two more staff members in the ward had presented with respiratory symptoms. Appropriate viral tests had been arranged for the patients. One of them was confirmed positive to Rhinovirus while the result of another patient is pending. The concerned patients are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition. The staff members are currently on leave.
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 concerned 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/Saturday, October 5, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:30
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