An upper respiratory tract infection occurred in the Po Leung Kuk infant group on Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, involving 20 school children, the youngest being only 5 months old. They have developed symptoms since the 2nd of last month. 13 school children have to be admitted to the hospital for treatment, and 1 of them is still In hospital, all people are in stable condition. The Center for Health Protection has also tested the new coronavirus in the child care center, and all samples were negative.
An upper respiratory infection broke out in the infant group of Po Leung Kuk in Causeway Bay, and 20 school children were recruited.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health today (18) investigated an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection in a residential child care centre in Causeway Bay.
In the Po Leung Kuk Infant Group on Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, 20 school children, including 14 boys and 6 girls, aged between 5 and 35 months old, have developed cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever since the 2nd of last month.
All patients have been treated by registered doctors, 13 of them must be admitted to the hospital for treatment, and 12 of them have been discharged.
All patients are in stable condition.
The staff of the Centre for Health Protection have provided advice on the prevention of respiratory tract infections to the residential child care centre and requested the centre to be cleaned and disinfected.
The center is under medical supervision.
As the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection are similar to the new coronavirus, the Centre for Health Protection has directly provided stool sample bottles and deep throat saliva test sample collection kits to the residential child care center. All test results were negative.
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