Health authorities have warned Hongkongers to guard against norovirus infections while travelling to Japan as cases of infectious gastroenteritis rise in the country. Dr Edwin Tsui, controller of the Centre for Health Protection, issued the warning on Saturday amid a recent spike in infectious gastroenteritis in Japan, following several norovirus infections linked to contaminated food…
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Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has said it is looking into an imported case of measles involving a 38-year-old man who returned to the city from Vietnam. News of the case emerged amid a resurgence of the extremely contagious disease in some countries. Dr Edwin Tsui Lok-kin, controller of the centre, said on…
Hong Kong can expect a spike in flu cases as students and residents return from holiday, a government health expert has warned, adding that the influenza season may last until April. Dr Edwin Tsui Lok-kin, controller of the Centre for Health Protection, issued the warning on Wednesday following a surge in vaccine inquiries and bookings,…
Chronically ill patients should consider delaying any planned trips to countries battling flu surges, Hong Kong medical experts have warned, while also urging travellers to keep a record of local emergency numbers and buy insurance ahead of their departure. The warning came after the family of 48-year-old Taiwanese actress Barbie “Big S” Hsu Shi-yuan revealed…
Hong Kong clinics have received a surge in inquiries and bookings for influenza jabs following the death of popular Taiwanese actress Barbie “Big S” Hsu Shi-yuan, who died from flu-triggered pneumonia. Hsu’s death, which was publicly revealed on Monday and happened while she was travelling in Japan with her family, not only sent shock waves…
A 19-month-old unvaccinated toddler is in a critical condition after contracting the flu, becoming the ninth serious case of influenza in children recorded since January, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has said. The centre said on Saturday the boy was still being treated in a paediatric intensive care unit in hospital and urged residents…
A 19-month-old unvaccinated toddler is in a critical condition after contracting the flu, becoming the ninth serious case of influenza in children recorded since January, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has said. The centre said on Saturday the boy was still being treated in a paediatric intensive care unit in hospital and urged residents…
Hong Kong has recorded 88 flu deaths since the current influenza season began early this month, up by nearly 30 per cent from the 68 fatalities in the same period during last winter’s surge, according to the latest figures released by the Centre for Health Protection. The health minister on Friday urged hospitals and clinics…
Fourteen people have fallen ill with food poisoning in Hong Kong after eating a festive dish from restaurant chain Cafe de Coral. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday the cluster involved six men and eight women aged between 18 and 23. They ate poon choi from Cafe de Coral for dinner in a…