New chikungunya fever case found in Diamond Hill
發佈日期: 2025-10-28 20:27
TVB News
A female worker in a Diamond Hill school has been confirmed as having come down with chikungunya virus.
The Centre for Health Protection is investigating whether it is linked to the first locally-originated case reported earlier in the same district.
The female patient works at Rhenish Church Grace School at Fung Tak Estate in Diamond Hill, where Food and Environmental Hygiene Department workers could be seen spraying mosquito control chemicals nearby.
Posters have been put up reminding the public to step up efforts to prevent the spreading of the mosquito-borne diseases.
School officials say a crisis response mechanism has been activated -- including daily temperature checks, suspension of outdoor activities and advice for students to wear long sleeve clothes, apply insect repellent and use anti-mosquito patches.
The school is located only about five minutes' walk from Po Leung Kuk Kam Hing Kindergarten, that the 82-year-old woman from the first locally-originated case often visited to pick up her grandchild.
The two sites are separated by a park, sports ground and a residential block.
This local resident says he can't say he is not worried, and he will avoid going to places with lots of bushes or grass.
Another resident notes the neighbourhood has a lot of mosquitoes.
Chief Executive John Lee says while chikungunya fever is mosquito-borne and is not transmitted person-to-person, the public is urged to reduce the risk of being bitten.
He says the Centre for Health Protection and district care teams have been reaching out to residents with questionnaires, health screenings and educational sessions.
