Macao on high alert over bird flu concern
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-15 16:05
The Macao authorities are on high alert over the bird flu concern, according
to an official statement issued in Macao Thursday.
The statement issued by the Health Bureau (HB) said the bureau will maintain
all its preventive measures against avian flu.
The statement cautioned the public to "keep a distance" from poultry wastes
and urged those stay in close contact with live poultry to wear gloves and gauze
masks.
The HB also opened an around-clock telephone hotline for residents to check
information.
Meanwhile, the region's Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (CMAB) has pledged
to strengthen preventive measures against the disease.
The bureau announced Wednesday that it will halt the import of live poultry
from the mainland city of Shenzhen, where a suspected human bird flu case
occurred recently.
The CMAB said it will also tighten the control at local poultry wholesale and
retail markets to prohibit imported live poultry from staying overnight.
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