Pok Oi Hospital 5 patients stained human metapneumovirus

[20:20] 2013/03/12 an informed Pok Oi Hospital spokesman said the male ward of the hospital a nursing today, two 53-year-old and 80-year-old patient presented with fever symptoms, for the patient to carry out the necessary tests, results of human metapneumovirus The lung virus positive reaction. In addition, the hospital is in the process of strengthening infection control measures, found infection symptoms 3 patients (aged from 27 years old to 61 years old) test results also were positive for human metapneumovirus. The patients are being accepted isolation care in stable condition. The spokesman said that the human metapneumovirus infection is common in the early spring, the virus is not SARS or novel coronavirus (commonly known as "SARS"). The ward has implemented precautionary measures.