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Siu Lam Hospital (SLH) spokesperson made the following announcement today (August 21):
Since August 18, four female patients (aged 33 to 44) and one staff member of a severe mentally handicapped ward have presented with diarrhoea and vomiting. The patients have been transferred to the isolation ward of Tuen Mun Hospital for further management. All of them are in a stable condition. The staff member is now on sick leave. Appropriate tests are being given to the patients and the results are pending.
Admission to and discharge from the ward concerned have been suspended, and visiting is not allowed in the ward. Families of the patients concerned have been informed. Infection control measures have been stepped up in the ward and all patients and health care staff are under close medical surveillance.
SLH has reported the cases to the Hospital Authority and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow up.
Ends/Monday, August 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:06
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