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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1994

STEPPED-UP MEASURES AGAINST CHOLERA

THE GOVERNMENT HAS CHOLERA IN HONG KONG.

STEPPED UP

VARTOUS MEASURES TO CONTROL

OF

THE

CHOLERA,

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND CHAIRMAN

CONTROL OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE DR PAUL SAW, STATED THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD TODAY (SATURDAY).

ESTABLISHED

AN

MONITOR

COMMUNICABLE

HE SAID: "THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS EFFECTIVE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM TO DISEASES CLOSELY.

"A CLUSTER OF FIVE CASES OF CHOLERA WAS JUNE. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFICATION OF THE FIRST CASE.

NOTIFIED SINCE LATE CARRIED OUT AFTER

RESTAURANT BACTERIA YESTERDAY

"A WATER SAMPLE TAKEN FROM A FISH TANK IN A SEAFOOD IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN CHOLERA AFTERNOON AND IMMEDIATE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.

RESTAURANT OPERATOR

"ON THE ADVICE OF THE HEALTH STAFF, THE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED ALL THE SEAFOOD FOR DESTRUCTION AND CLEANSED ALL THE FISH TANKS AND OTHER AREAS IN THE RESTAURANT.

"A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON THE CONTROL OF CHOLERA WAS HELD THIS MORNING TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL CONTROL MEASURES.

"HEALTH INSPECTORS WOULD STEP UP INSPECTIONS OF LICENSED FOOD PREMISES AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL FOOD HAWKERS.

THE

RESTAURANT OPERATORS MUST NOT USE SEA WATER TAKEN FROM POLLUTED AREAS SUCH AS TYPHOON SHELTERS AND

VICINITY OF SEWAGE

OUTFALLS.

"MFANWHILE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE ACTIVELY CONSIDERING WAYS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF SEA WATER FOR KEEPING LIVE FISH.

DR SAW STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WOULD CONTINUE

INTENSIFY THE

OF TESTING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND

FooD AND WATER

SAMPLES.

BY

ΤΟ

THE

HE ADDED: "SOME PATIENTS HAD PATRONISED THE FOOD SAMPANS IN

A JOINT OPERATION WAS

OUT THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER.

CARRIED THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ON JUNE 30

OF CLEANSING STOP THE SALE OF PERISHABLE FOOD ON THESE SAMPANS, IDENTIFIED SAMPANS WERE CARRIED OM DURING THE OPERATION,'

DR SAK FRGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD HYGIENE TO PREVENT DIARRHOPAL DISEASES.

HF

SHOULD

BE

THOROUGHLY

SAID: "SEAFOOD CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF RAW AND COOKED FOOD SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

"PEOPLE SUFFERING FRON ACUTE DIARRHOEA MEDICAL TREATMENT, CHOLERA IS READILY TREATABLE.

SIPOCLD

COOKED.

SEIN FARLY

}"IN HONG