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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Siu Lam Hospital (SLH) made the following announcement today (June 25):
Five patients, aged between 31 and 70, and a staff member in a female ward for severe intellectual disability have presented with respiratory symptoms since June 19. Appropriate viral tests were arranged for the patients and their test results were positive for parainfluenza virus type 3. The patients are being treated under isolation and are in a stable condition. The staff member is currently on sick leave.
Admission to the ward has been suspended and restricted visiting has been imposed. Infection control measures have 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 follow up.
Ends/Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:43
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