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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Castle Peak Hospital (CPH) made the following announcement today (December 11):
Three patients (aged 33 to 40) and a staff member in a male ward for intellectual disability have presented with respiratory symptoms since December 4. Appropriate viral tests were arranged for the patients and their test results were positive for Parainfluenza Virus Type 4. The patients concerned are being treated under isolation and are in a stable condition. The staff member has recovered and resumed duty.
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, December 11, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:12
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