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SFH on overseas cases of Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus

Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this afternoon (December 1):

Secretary for Food and Health: The World Health Organization has confirmed three additional cases of new novel coronavirus causing severe respiratory illness. Of these three cases, one belonged to the earlier cluster in Saudi Arabia, and the other two cases, dated back to April, were from Jordan. At the present moment, there is no need to escalate the response level of our emergency plan for infectious disease outbreak. However, I would like to appeal to member of the public to be vigilant against the disease. Whenever you travel to another place and come back to Hong Kong and have developed symptoms of severe respiratory illness, please go to see a doctor and tell the doctor about your history of travel. Please do not come into close contact with wild birds, wild animals and poultry or eat any exotic food.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript)



Ends/Saturday, December 1, 2012
Issued at HKT 20:01

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