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Special Report on SARS

Contact Details

HONG KONG

Department of Health http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/apcontent.htm Central Health Education Unit 24-hour Hotline: 2833 0111 Education and Manpower Bureau Hotline: 2892 2352 Social Welfare Department Hotline: 2343 2255

Notification of Infections 2961 8729 2199 9149 East 2158 5107 New Territories West 2615 8571

Hospitals & Institutions Hotlines A Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital 2689 2000

B 2636 0163

C Caritas Medical Center 3408 7911 2456 7111 Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok 2813 9823 Cheshire Home, Shatin 2636 7288

D Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay 2817 7111

G 2518 2111

H HK Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service 2710 1333 2703 8000 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital 2339 6111 2762 3007

K 3129 7111 2959 8111 2332 2311

M MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Center 2817 0018

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N Nam Long Hospital 2903 0000 2683 8888

O Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital 2320 2121

P Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital 2595 6111 2478 2556 2632 2211 Princess Margaret Hospital 2990 1111

Q Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2958 8888 Queen Mary Hospital 2855 3838

R Rehabaid Center 2364 2345 2291 2000

S 2636 7500 3127 0202 St. John Hospital 2981 9441

T TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital 2320 0377 2607 6111 Tang Shiu Kin Hospital 2291 2000 2589 2100 2208 0111 2468 5111 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 2162 6888 Tung Wah Group of Hospital - Fung Yiu King Hospital 2855 6111 2589 8111

U United Christian Hospital 2379 4000

W Wong Chuk Hang Hospital 2873 7222

Y 2417 8383

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Special Report on SARS Private Hospitals Hotlines (Caritas) 2522 2181 Hong Kong Adventist Hospital 2574 6211 Hong Kong Central Hospital 2522 3141 HK Sanatorium & Hospital Limited 2572 0211 Matilda & War Memorial Hospital 2849 0111 St. Paul’s Hospital 2890 6008 Kowloon 2711 5221 Hong Kong Baptist Hospital 2339 8888 Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) 2386 4281 St. Teresa’ Hospital 2200 3434 New Territories Shatin International Medical Center Union Hospital 2608 3388 Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital 2276 7676

CHINA

Ministry of Health of China http://www.moh.gov.cn Tel: 8610-68792114 Email: [email protected]

Beijing Disease Prevention and Control Center 64274209, 64287788 (Chinese) 64212486, 64217830 (English) Beijing Emergency Center 66089002, 66089006, 66089009 66089016, 66089059, 66089061 66089062, 66089065, 66089069, 66089191 Beijing, Dongcheng District 64045596, 64007431 (AM) 64044992 (PM) Beijing, Xicheng District 63432441 (AM), 63408095 (PM) 62033950(24 hrs) Beijing, Chongwen District 65114352 (AM), 67021006(24 hrs) Beijing, Xuanwu District 63038822-299 (AM) 63036136 (24 hrs) Beijing, Chaoyang District 85970272 (24 hrs), 85980901(PM) Beijing, Haidian District 62551444 (24 hrs) Beijing, Fengtai District 63804724 (24 hrs) Beijing, Shijingshan District 68662805 (24 hrs) Beijing, Mentougou District 69843156 (AM), 69842056 (PM) Beijing, Daxing District 69238592, 69244335 (24 hrs) Beijing, Tongzhou District 69547952, 69544082 (24 hrs) Beijing, Shunyi District 69441026 (AM), 69443869 (PM) 69443268 (24 hrs) Beijing, Huairou District 69623215 (24 hrs) Beijing, Changping District 89707409 (AM), 69742104 (24 hrs) Beijing, Fangshan District 69314673, 89323353, 89323278 (24 hrs) Beijing, Miyun County 69044269 (24 hrs) Beijing, Pinggu District 69962675 (24 hrs) 69962638 (24 hrs) Beijing, Yanqing County 69103872 (AM), 69103912 (24 hrs) Beijing, Yanshan District 69341134 (24 hrs) Railways 51823347 (AM), 51823357 (PM)

686 APBN • Vol. 7 • No. 12 • 2003 Special Report on SARS Tianjin Disease Prevention and 022-26022826, 26023320, Control Center 26025555, 26025556 Hebei Disease Prevention and Control Center 0311-5816147 Shanxi Disease Prevention and Control Center 0351-7553011, 7553016 Inner Mongolia Disease Prevention and 0471-6917610, Control Center 6917637 Liaoning Disease Prevention and Control Center 024-23388631 Jilin Disease Prevention and Control Center 0431-5612708 Heilongjiang Disease Prevention and 0451-5660309, Control Center 5662472 Shanghai Disease Prevention and Control Center 021-52285500 Jiangsu Disease Prevention and Control Center 025-3737121 Zhejiang Disease Prevention and Control Center 0571-87049698 Anhui Disease Prevention and Control Center 0551-2860576 Fujian Disease Prevention and Control Center 0591-7533291 Jiangxi Disease Prevention and Control Center 0791-8313535, 2931992, 2931993 Shandong Disease Prevention and Control Center 0531-2626219 Henan Disease Prevention and Control Center 0371-5589120 Hubei Disease Prevention and Control Center 027-87652021 Hunan Disease Prevention and Control Center 0731-4305711, 4305700 Guangdong Disease Prevention and 020-84194026, Control Center 84451025 Guangxi Disease Prevention and Control Center 0771-5303201, 2803232 Hainan Disease Prevention and Control Center 0898-65339954 Sichuan Disease Prevention and Control Center 028-86632844 Chongqing Disease Prevention and Control Center 023-63866766 Guizhou Disease Prevention and Control Center 0851-6825195 Yunnan Disease Prevention and Control Center 0871-3611746 Tibet Disease Prevention and Control Center 0891-6334340 Shannxi Disease Prevention and Control Center 029-2253299 Gansu Disease Prevention and Control Center 0931-3638717 Qinghai Disease Prevention and Control Center 0971-8802799 Ningxia Disease Prevention and Control Center 0951-4082773 Xinjiang Disease Prevention and Control Center 0991-8565042, 2633955

SINGAPORE

Ministry of Health http://app.moh.gov.sg General info on SARS: 1-800-2254122 (8.00am – 11.00pm daily) Enquiries on closure of schools, MOE hotline: 6872-2220 Enquiries on closure of childcare and student care centers, MCDS hotline: 1800-2580677 Ambulance deployment for suspected SARS cases, please call: 91788477 / 91788478 Email: [email protected]

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Special Report on SARS Hospitals Changi General Hospital — http://www.cgh.com.sg General Enquiry: 67888833 Accident & Emergency (24 hours): 68501680 Tan Tock Seng Hospital — http://www.ttsh.com.sg Main Line: 62566011 General Enquiries/ Patient Relations Services (toll-free): 1800-2529919 Emergency (A & E) Department: 63578866 Communicable Disease Center: 63577900 Singapore General Hospital — http://www.sgh.com.sg General Enquiries (24 hours): 62223322 Patient Enquiries: 63266933 Accident & Emergency (24 hours): 63214311 Urgent Matters (after office hours): 62223322

HANOI, VIETNAM

Ministry of Health 138A Giang Vo Str., Hanoi Health Department: 844-82-62-415

TAIWAN

Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov.tw/en/ No.6, Linshen S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 100 886-2-2395-9825

CANADA

Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2003/2003_11.htm Public: 1-800-454-8302 Airport passengers seeking further information: 1-800-454-8302

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care http://www.health.gov.on.ca For general information about SARS, call INFOline at: 1-888-668-4636 (TTY 1-866-797-0007). If you have symptoms of SARS, call Telehealth Ontario at: 1-866-797-0000 (TTY 1-800-387-5559).

USA

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/ Public: English 888-246-2675 Español 888-246-2857 TTY 866-874-2646 Clinician: English 877-554-4625

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION http://www.who.int/crs/sars/en/

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