Via Xinhuanet: HK to hold exercise to prepare for H5N1 handling. Excerpt:
An inter-departmental exercise on the handling of human avian flu will be conducted in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the government said on Tuesday.
The Center for Health Protection (CHP) of Hong Kong's Department of Health will take charge of the exercise, codenamed Cypress, with the participation of other government departments including Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and Fire Services Department.
Hong Kong Hospital Authority will also be involved in the one-day exercise that aims to review Hong Kong's preparedness in case of human cases of avian flu. Over 100 players will take part in it.
According to a CHP spokesman, the exercise would focus on frontline issues, such as the handling of patients in public hospitals and contact tracing by CHP's Surveillance and Epidemiology Branch, in the event of human cases of avian influenza.
