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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Regarding the recent confirmation of a cluster of patients with Norovirus in a female severe mentally handicapped ward, the spokesperson for Siu Lam Hospital made the following update today (August 17):
Two more female patients (aged 18 and 19) in the ward had presented with diarrhoea or vomiting symptoms. Appropriate viral tests were arranged for the patients and the test results are pending. The patients concerned are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition.
Admission to and discharge from the ward have been suspended. Restricted visiting to the ward has been imposed. Infection control measures have already been stepped up according to established guidelines. All other patients in the ward concerned 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, August 17, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:05
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