Monkeypox outbreaks overseas. The government today (10th) gazetted monkeypox as a statutory notifiable infectious disease. Doctors found suspected cases must be reported to the Department of Health.
The government also announced the monkeypox preparedness and contingency plan. When monkeypox occurs or even breaks out in Hong Kong, the contingency plan will be activated immediately.
Under the contingency plan, there will be three contingency levels of "Alert", "Severe" and "Emergency", and the authorities will activate it in response to risk assessment and the health impact of monkeypox on the local community.
The Government gazetted today to include monkeypox in Schedule 1 of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599) as a Scheduled Infectious Disease and make it into the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599A) (the Regulation ) under Specified Diseases.
The Government stated that there has been no confirmed case of human infection with monkeypox virus in Hong Kong so far. However, recently, there have been confirmed cases of human monkeypox infection in some monkeypox endemic and non-endemic countries. The World Health Organization has also called on governments to be prepared.
Doctors who suspect that someone has monkeypox must report to the Department of Health
The Government continued that in order to address the potential risks posed by monkeypox to Hong Kong, the Government has gazetted monkeypox as a statutory notifiable infectious disease to strengthen Hong Kong's ability to monitor and respond to the disease.
According to the "Regulation", if a doctor has reason to suspect that a patient has been infected with monkeypox, he must report the case to the Department of Health, stressing that early reporting is an important part of monitoring, preventing and controlling the spread of the infectious disease.
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The contingency plan is divided into three levels: "Alert", "Serious" and "Emergency"
A CHP spokesman pointed out that the contingency plan is divided into three contingency levels, including "alert", "severe" and "urgent", and the authorities will activate it in response to risk assessment and the health impact of monkeypox on the local community.
The plan also has a corresponding command structure for each response level, and formulates a response system framework to allow different government departments and agencies to coordinate and take actions according to the agreed mechanism to reduce the number of monkeypox illnesses and deaths in Hong Kong.
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Monkeypox symptoms include fever, severe headache, and more
The spokesman added that the government will continue to maintain close contact with the WHO, closely monitor monkeypox infection cases recorded in other places and the latest WHO advice, and appeal to the public if they have symptoms of monkeypox, including fever, severe headache, muscle pain, lymph nodes Swelling, mouth sores and rashes should seek medical attention as soon as possible.
The government emphasizes that it will assess risks from time to time, activate or deactivate the response level, and take corresponding prevention and control measures in response to the latest scientific evidence and developments.
Relevant institutions and organizations should refer to this contingency plan when formulating their own contingency plans and measures.
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