Hong Kong steps up Ebola precautions, prepares Lantau Island quarantine facility

DM Danny MokSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-19 · 14:04 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Hong Kong authorities are enhancing Ebola precautions due to an outbreak in Central Africa. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island and is implementing stringent prevention and control measures. This action follows the World Health Organization's declaration of the outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern." The current outbreak originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo in early May and has spread to Uganda. The CHP is collaborating with various stakeholders to manage the situation.

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The latest Ebola outbreak began in early May in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, and spread to Uganda.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a 'public health emergency of international concern'.

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is working closely with stakeholders to implement stringent prevention and control measures.

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Hong Kong is stepping up efforts to guard against the potential spread of Ebola.

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Hong Kong authorities have prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island.

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Hong Kong authorities have prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island as they step up efforts to guard against the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus following an outbreak in Central Africa.The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday it was working closely with stakeholders to implement stringent prevention and control measures after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”.The latest outbreak began in early May in Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since spread to neighbouring Uganda through imported cases.

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