Over 20,000 report flood-related illness

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Over 20,000 report flood-related illness

The Public Health Ministry's mobile medical units have reported the number of 26,016 patients, who are mostly suffering from Hong Kong foot, muscle pain and headache.

 
 
The patients used services of 504 mobile units.
The ministry has so far distributed 80,000 sets of drugs to treat flood-related diseases. While 120,000 sets are ready for further distribution, the production of another 300,000 sets is under way.
A number of 35 health centres have been inundated.