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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of patients infected with Enterovirus in a female ward for severe intellectual disability, the spokesperson for Siu Lam Hospital made the following update today (October 26):
Two more patients (aged 49 and 53) in the ward were presented with respiratory symptoms. Appropriate viral tests had been arranged for the patients and the test results were pending. The concerned patients are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.
Admission to the concerned 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/Sunday, October 26, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:38
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