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Written by: Zheng Qiuling
2020-01-04 08:32
Last updated: 2020-01-04 08:32Unknown viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan. The government today (4th) announced the "New Infectious Disease Preparedness and Contingency Plan, which is of great importance to public health," and launched a severe contingency level with immediate effect.
The contingency plan describes the preparation and contingency plans prepared by the government to deal with the outbreak of "new infectious diseases important to public health", and adopts three levels of contingency levels. The three levels of contingency (i.e. alert, severe, and emergency) will be initiated based on a risk assessment of "new infectious diseases of public health importance" that can affect Hong Kong and their health impacts on society.
In response to the National Health Commission's notification of an unexplained group of viral pneumonia cases in Wuhan, the government made a risk assessment and initiated a severe response level. Under the severe contingency level, the immediate impact of "new infectious diseases that are important to public health" on public health is moderate.
A spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health said, "" New infectious diseases of importance to public health "refer to any infectious diseases caused by pathogens that have not previously been known to cause human diseases. Whether it has the ability to effectively spread from person to person, humans will also be infected. Such diseases may spread internationally, leading to public health emergencies. The current group of viral pneumonia cases in Wuhan can be considered It is a "new infectious disease of great importance to public health."
The spokesman said, "The government will assess risks from time to time, activate or release contingency levels, and take corresponding preventive and control measures in the light of the latest scientific evidence and developments."
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced that as of today, a total of five reports of enhanced surveillance had been received, and all three patients had positive reactions to influenza A (H3) virus. (Profile picture)
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