Thursday, August 10, 2023
Issued at HKT 19:30
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 10) urged members of the public to stay vigilant against COVID-19 and influenza, and reminded the public to continue to maintain personal, hand, and environmental hygiene.
A spokesman for the CHP pointed out that COVID-19 has now been managed as an upper respiratory tract illness and the Government has been closely monitoring the global and local situation, and assessing the risk. In view of the latest announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate COVID-19 variant EG.5 and its sub-lineages as a Variant of Interest (VOI), members of the public are reminded that vaccination can effectively prevent infection and serious cases. ...
Issued at HKT 19:30
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 10) urged members of the public to stay vigilant against COVID-19 and influenza, and reminded the public to continue to maintain personal, hand, and environmental hygiene.
A spokesman for the CHP pointed out that COVID-19 has now been managed as an upper respiratory tract illness and the Government has been closely monitoring the global and local situation, and assessing the risk. In view of the latest announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate COVID-19 variant EG.5 and its sub-lineages as a Variant of Interest (VOI), members of the public are reminded that vaccination can effectively prevent infection and serious cases. ...