Three more men, aged six to 43, of an infirmary ward in the Kowloon Hospital Rehabilitation Building have came down with gastroenteritis symptoms, bringing the total infected to seven.
They are being treated under isolation and are in stable condition. Tests are being carried out.
Infection control measures have already been enhanced. There will be no admission to and discharge from the ward for now. Visiting of the isolated cubicle in the ward is also suspended. All other patients in the ward are under close surveillance.
Hospital Authority and the Centre for Health Protection are following up the case.
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