17 February 2020 – Scientific Committees from Centre for Health Protection issue recommendations on prevention and control

Type of Intervention: Other Announcement
Sectors Involved: Health
Level of Jurisdiction: Special Administrative Region
Lead People/Agency: The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Infection Control under the Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection

Overview: Scientific committees under CHP review control strategy for novel coronavirus infection
Full details here: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/recommendations_on_novel_coronavirus_infection_by_scezd_and_scic_on_17feb2020.pdf

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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Infection Control under the Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection (https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/24005.html)