- Hong Kong health authorities have introduced enhanced surveillance at airports and ports for passengers arriving from Russia following the death of a laboratory worker in Siberia.
- The precautionary measures were triggered after a 28-year-old employee at an anti-plague research centre died from severe pneumonia of undetermined cause.
- The Centre for Health Protection stated that the immediate public health risk to Hong Kong is low, with no evidence of ongoing transmission or high-threat pathogens.
- Letters have been sent to all doctors and hospitals across Hong Kong, urging them to remain highly vigilant and strengthen monitoring for suspected cases.
- Neighbouring regions including Macau, Taiwan and South Korea have also stepped up health monitoring and border response controls.
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