Acting Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan today chaired a meeting with the Department of Health, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department and the Hospital Authority to follow up on the first imported case of Zika Virus Infection.
She noted the Government is considering the possibility of more sporadic imported cases and it will continue to maintain vigilance and strengthen mosquito prevention and control measures.
She called on people to maintain personal and environmental hygiene and carry out anti-mosquito measures to avoid bites.
The woman patient, aged 38, has now tested negative for the Zika virus and has been discharged.
Her travel companions and home contacts have also tested negative for the virus.
Upon arrival in Hong Kong and before hospital admission, the patient had been to her residence in LOHAS Park in Tseung Kwan O, her workplace in the International Finance Centre in Central, and a private hospital in Central.
She also had short stays on Wo Mei Hung Min Road in Sai Kung and Lockhart Road in Wan Chai.
The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department today conducted surveillance and implemented comprehensive mosquito prevention and control work in these areas.
It has also advised government departments and persons-in-charge of schools and housing estates to step up anti-mosquito work.
