April 5, 2003
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 5) urged members of the public who had recently visited Ward E1, E3 and E6 of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po and Ward 12A of United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong during the following specified periods to contact DH's hotline 187 2222:
| A. |
Ward E1 of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital:
March 21 to April 3 |
| B. |
Ward E3 of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital:
March 23 to April 3 |
| C. |
Ward E6 of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital:
March 27 to April 3 |
| D. |
Ward 12A of United Christian Hospital:
March 24 to April 2 |
The pleas was made as DH received report that some staff members of these wards were suspected to suffer from atypical pneumonia.
"Therefore, we have to locate the visitors to the wards so that we can monitor their health condition," a DH spokesman added.
The hotline 187 2222 is manned daily from 9 am to 7 pm.