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Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome launched
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Government today (June 12) announced the launch of the Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS Plan). The Plan sets out the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's preparedness and response plan in case of an outbreak of MERS, and is mainly based on the framework of the Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic launched in 2012 (Influenza Plan 2012).
"The Government is committed to the continuous enhancement of preparedness to cater for possible risks of MERS," a spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) remarked.
"The MERS Plan continues to uphold the established principles of reducing the risk of human infection, early detection, prompt treatment and control, and responsive risk communication," the spokesman explained.
In the MERS Plan, a three-tier response level, namely, Alert, Serious and Emergency, is used, which is in line with the Influenza Plan 2012. The MERS Plan also includes comprehensive response measures, clear command structures, and mechanisms for the activation and standing down of response levels.
In accordance with the MERS Plan, the Alert Response Level is activated with reference to the current epidemiological situation.
The MERS Plan has been uploaded to the CHP's MERS page...
Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome launched
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Government today (June 12) announced the launch of the Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS Plan). The Plan sets out the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's preparedness and response plan in case of an outbreak of MERS, and is mainly based on the framework of the Preparedness Plan for Influenza Pandemic launched in 2012 (Influenza Plan 2012).
"The Government is committed to the continuous enhancement of preparedness to cater for possible risks of MERS," a spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) remarked.
"The MERS Plan continues to uphold the established principles of reducing the risk of human infection, early detection, prompt treatment and control, and responsive risk communication," the spokesman explained.
In the MERS Plan, a three-tier response level, namely, Alert, Serious and Emergency, is used, which is in line with the Influenza Plan 2012. The MERS Plan also includes comprehensive response measures, clear command structures, and mechanisms for the activation and standing down of response levels.
In accordance with the MERS Plan, the Alert Response Level is activated with reference to the current epidemiological situation.
The MERS Plan has been uploaded to the CHP's MERS page...