We would like to share the following message on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Department of Health.
You are encouraged to visit the thematic website (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) regularly for further information and updates.
Please also click below to view the email attachments:
Measures to enhance social distancing to be extended for 14 days - English/Chinese
Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 9 ethnic minority languages - QR code sheet
Health, Safety and Environment Office
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) —Not the time to let our guard down
With the joint efforts of the healthcare sector and the community since early this year, the various public health measures that aim to enhance social distancing and border control have begun to deliver results. As a result, the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong appears to have stabilised in recent days. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic remains severe and volatile around the globe. This is not the time to let our guard down.
【Early testing and detection of COVID-19】
As some people infected with COVID-19 only have mild symptoms, members of the public are advised to seek medical advice promptly when feeling unwell, so that appropriate management can be given at the earliest possible time. Apart from the accident and emergency service of public hospitals and general out-patient clinics, they may also visit private clinics and hospitals, and make a request to their private doctors for COVID-19 testing when there is any suspicion. The Department of Health will provide the testing for free. Patients can return the specimen by their private doctors, family members or friends in the same morning. Patients of private doctors may also choose to use the door-to-door specimen collection service and the service fee is HKD$100.
You may visit Annex 1 for more details.
【Measures to enhance social distancing to be extended for 14 days】
With a view to safeguarding against any sudden turn in the COVID-19 situation in Hong Kong, the Government will extend the measures regulating catering business premises, scheduled premises and prohibiting group gatherings. At the same time, the requirements on the number of customers in catering business premises must not exceed 50% of the normal seating capacity will be suspended (effective from 0.00am on April 24 till May 7). The Government has been reviewing the feasibility of relevant measures and will make timely adjustments in view of the latest developments of the disease.
A summary is at Annex 2.
Please visit our Facebook and Thematic Website (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) regularly for further information and updates.
Versions in 9 ethnic minority languages are available (may access via the aforementioned Thematic Website or the QR code sheet attached). We would like to invite you to share the information to the ethnic minority community. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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2019冠狀病毒病的最新資訊 —此刻不宜鬆懈
近日本港新型冠狀病毒病的確診個案增長有所緩和，反映醫護和社會各界年初以來，共同努力下，各項減少社區接觸和邊境管制的公共衞生措施，初見成效。但全球疫情仍然嚴峻及十分反覆。大家此刻不宜鬆懈。
【及早檢測 推前診斷】
2019冠狀病毒病的病徵可以很輕微。市民如有任何身體不適，應盡快向醫生求診，以及早獲得適當治療。除了公立醫院急症室和普通科門診之外，也可向私家醫生和醫院求診。若對病情有懷疑，更可向私家醫生要求進行有關的病毒檢測。衞生署不會向私家醫生或醫院收費。市民可以透過私家醫生、家人或朋友將樣本於收集當日早上交回。另外，私家醫生病人也可使用上門收取樣本服務提交樣本，服務費為港幣100元。
更多資訊可參閱附件一。
【加強社交距離措施 延長14天】
為慎防本港疫情出現逆轉，政府將延長規管餐飲業務、表列處所及禁止羣組聚集的措施。同時，撤銷餐飲處所內的顧客數目不得超過座位數目50% 的要求（由4月24日凌晨零時起生效至5月7日）。 政府會因應疫情的發展，不時檢討相關措施的可行性，適時作出調節。
摘要請見附件二。
請留意我們的Facebook及專題網站（https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/index.html），以獲取更多及更新的資訊。
附件一和附件二皆備有九種少數族裔語言版本（可經上述專題網站或使用夾附的QR code單張進入），請大家與少數族裔社群分享。非常感謝你的支持。
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