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Hong
Kong: Four Institutions
burst out Flu Infection; 34 were hospitalized Hong
Kong MingPao, July 27, 2003 Hong Kong - Small infections of flu burst throughout Hong Kong. Several were infected in Salvation Army Lai-King Institute days ago. On July 26, 8 more were infected and sent to hospital. In addition, 3 nursing homes and mental institution located in Chai-wan, Yuan-long and Shang-shui appeared flu symptoms such as fever, coughing, etc around the same time. Those infected were sent to hospital for examination. So far, up to 64 were infected. Among them, 34 were hospitalized and 1 needed special treatment. Legislative Council Wing-Lok Lo warned, “The flu infection in many of the institutions is a sign for further infection among the society.” (The text is in Chinese.) To read the
following Chinese article, please install the Internet Explorer Chinese
language pack or NJ star communicator. 香港四院舍爆流感34人住院 香港明報
2003年7月27日 香港流感小爆發已蓋及港島新界4間院舍。日前出現集體感染葵涌救世軍荔景院， 26日再有8人染病送院﹔另位於柴灣高威閣、元朗和上水的3間老人院和智障院舍，亦相繼發現有院友同時間出現發燒、咳嗽等流感病徵，須集體入院求診。目前整體染病人數達64人，當中34人留院，包括1人須接受深切治療。立法會議員勞永樂警告，多間院舍爆發流感，其實是社區爆發流感的先兆。 香港衛生署長陳馮富珍表示，署方正跟蹤所有發生流感小爆發的院舍，並正進行化驗，初步結果顯示無病人染SARS病毒，絕大多數所染的是H3N2的甲型流感。她指每年 7、 8月每周也有2至3宗在院舍的小型爆發，目前情況與往年相似。 勞永樂警告，多間院舍爆發流感，其實是社區爆發流感的先兆，因為社區有流感，才會將病毒帶進院舍，市民絕不可掉以輕心。 報導說，位於葵涌的智障人士院舍救世軍荔景院， 26日再有6名院友和2名護士出現發燒、咳嗽等病徵，當中3人須留院治理，包括 1名護士，令總留院人數增至23人。 另兩間屬於高度照顧類別，位於柴灣高威閣的陽光護老中心，和位於上水的東方護老院，則分別有23院友1職員和7名院友有流感病徵。而元朗區的基督教美奐弱智之家亦有10人集體出現病徵。 4間院舍各人經送院診治後，最後整體留院人數共34人，包括救世軍荔景院的2名職員和1名家屬，大部分人情況穩定，當中只有1名患有遺傳病的病人，需接受深切治。
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