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     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (January 28) reported a suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and again urged the public to pay special attention to safety during travel, taking due consideration of the health risks in the places they visit. The case is detailed below:
 

Sex	Male
Age	35
Affected area involved	United Arab Emirates
High-risk exposure	Camel ride
Hospital	Princess Margaret Hospital
Condition	Stable
MERS-Coronavirus preliminary test result	Negative

 
     “Travellers to the Middle East should avoid going to farms, barns or markets with camels; avoid contact with sick persons and animals, especially camels, birds or poultry; and avoid unnecessary visits to healthcare facilities. We strongly advise travel agents organising tours to the Middle East to abstain from arranging camel rides and activities involving direct contact with camels, which are known risk factors for acquiring MERS Coronavirus (MERS-CoV),” a spokesman for the CHP said.
 
     Locally, the CHP’s surveillance with public and private hospitals, with practising doctors and at boundary control points is firmly in place. Inbound travellers and members of the public who recently visited the Middle East and developed relevant symptoms within 14 days will be classified as suspected MERS cases. They will be taken to public hospitals for isolation and management until their specimens test negative for MERS-CoV.
 
     Travellers to affected areas should maintain vigilance, adopt appropriate health precautions and take heed of personal, food and environmental hygiene. The public may visit the MERS pages of the CHP and its Travel Health Service, MERS statistics in affected areas, the CHP’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel, and the World Health Organization’s latest news for more information and health advice. Tour leaders and tour guides operating overseas tours are advised to refer to the CHP’s health advice on MERS. read more

     To tie in with the special work arrangement for government departments to reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, the Water Supplies Department announced today (January 28) the Customer Enquiries Centres of the department will be closed from January 29 to 31. For enquiries on account matters, please call the department’s 24-hour Customer Services Hotline on 2824 5000.

     Separately, the H2OPE Centre (Water Resources Public Education Centre) has also been closed until further notice.
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     Due to the special work arrangement of Government departments announced by the Government today (January 28) in order to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, the Planning Department (PlanD) announced that the counter services of the department’s Planning Enquiry Counters at North Point Government Offices and Sha Tin Government Offices will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow (January 29) until further notice.
 
     For enquiries, please call the PlanD on 2231 5000. read more

     To tie in with the response level under the "Preparedness and Response Plan for Novel Infectious Disease of Public Health Significance" being raised to Emergency Response Level and avoid people from gathering, a … read more

     As at noon today (January 28), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health (DH) the admission of 78 patients (36 male and 42 female, aged 14 months to 91) in the past 24 hours who met the reporting criteria of sev… read more