Infection Control Measures
Please follow these infection control measures
- Clean your hands before entering and when leaving the hospital / ward; before and after touching patients and their surrounding areas
- Perform body temperature check and monitor your health situation before visiting the hospital
- Do not visit patients or clinical areas if you have respiratory infection symptoms, diarrhea, vomiting or skin rash
- Regarding the need to wear mask, please follow the prevailing hospital guidelines (as stated in the poster below); if you have respiratory infection symptoms, wear a surgical mask regardless of the prevailing guidelines
- Cover your nose and mouth with tissue paper while sneezing or coughing and dispose of it in a lidded rubbish bin and then clean your hands
- Clean your hands before eating
- Wash your hands with soap after going to the toilet
Note: please refer to the following video or leaflet for the proper procedures to clean hands and wear surgical masks
Current response level under the preparedness plan for influenza pandemic:
Proper use of surgical mask
- Video demonstration (Cantonese narration with English and Chinese subtitles)
- Text version
Proper use of alcohol-based handrub
- Video demonstration (Cantonese narration with English and Chinese subtitles)
- Text version
A quick guide to visitors - perform hand hygiene to keep germs away
- Video (Cantonese narration with English and Chinese subtitles)
Updated on 9 June 2015