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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (May 31) investigating a case of measles infection.
The case involves a 30-year-old man with good past health, who has developed fever since May 26 and rash since May 29. He attended the Outpatient Department at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital on May 29 and 30. He was then referred to the Accident and Emergency Department at Pok Oi Hospital on May 30 and was subsequently admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
A laboratory test of his respiratory specimen was positive for the measles virus. He has been in a stable condition all along. The patient’s measles vaccination history is unknown. He travelled to Vietnam and the United States during the incubation period but had no travel history during the communicable period.
According to the patient, he did not have contact with measles patients during the incubation period. His home contacts have remained asymptomatic so far and have been put under medical surveillance.
Upon notification of the case, the CHP immediately commenced epidemiological investigations and conducted relevant contact tracing. Investigations are ongoing. The public places the patient visited during the communicable period are listed in the appendix.
A spokesman for the DH said, “Those who might have had contact with the patient during the period of communicability are urged to observe if they have developed measles-related symptoms, and to seek medical treatment immediately if such symptoms appear. If they need to visit any health care facilities during the period of medical surveillance, they should also report whether they have symptoms and prior measles exposure history to the healthcare workers so that appropriate infection control measures can be implemented at the healthcare facilities concerned to prevent any potential spread.”
The spokesman explained that measles is a highly infectious disease caused by the measles virus. It can be transmitted by airborne droplets or direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons, and, less commonly, by articles soiled with nose and throat secretions. A patient can pass the disease to other persons from four days before to four days after the appearance of skin rash.
“The incubation period (the period from infection to appearance of illness) of measles ranges from seven days to 21 days. Symptoms of measles include fever, skin rash, cough, runny nose and red eyes. If symptoms arise, members of the public should wear surgical masks, stop going to work or school and avoid going to crowded places. They should also avoid contact with non-immune persons, especially persons with weakened immunity, pregnant women and children aged below 1. Those suspected to have been infected are advised to seek medical attention as early as possible and reveal relevant contact history of measles to healthcare professionals,” the spokesman advised. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Communications Authority:
Having considered all relevant submissions by Hong Kong Cable Television Limited (HKCTV) in support of its application for changes in its shareholding structure arising from the issue of new shares by its parent company i-CABLE Communications Limited (i-CABLE), the Communications Authority (CA) approved HKCTV’s application.
HKCTV is a domestic pay television programme service licensee. According to HKCTV, the purpose of the rights issue by i-CABLE to its shareholders is to raise funds for supporting the operations of the i-CABLE Group. The changes in the shareholding structure of HKCTV will be completed on June 3, 2019. Forever Top (Asia) Limited maintains its present level of shareholding of 43.22 per cent in i-CABLE while there are changes to the shareholding of other parties in i-CABLE.
In approving HKCTV’s application for changes in shareholding structure, the CA is satisfied that HKCTV will continue to comply with the relevant regulatory requirements under the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562) and its domestic pay television programme service licence. The CA is also satisfied that HKCTV will be able to honour the investment and programming commitments it has made under its licence upon completion of the shareholding changes. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: The Legislative Council (LegCo) and its Committees will hold 12 open meetings during the week from June 3 to 7 in the LegCo Complex. Details of t… read more