The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at noon today (January 16), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health (DH) the admission of two patients in the past 24 hours who have been to Wuhan in the past 14 days and presented with fever, respiratory infection or pneumonia symptoms.
 
     Specimens of the patients concerned have been sent to the DH for testing. Currently, there are six patients still under isolation and in stable condition. There are currently no patients being confirmed for infection of novel coronavirus in public hospitals.
 

	Hospital	Age	Gender
1.	Tuen Mun Hospital	34	F
2.	Princess Margaret Hospital	1	F

 
     The HA will maintain close contact with the Centre for Health Protection to monitor the latest developments and to inform the public and healthcare workers on the latest information in a timely manner.
 

Ends/Thursday, January 16, 2020
Issued at HKT 17:25

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