Another cholera case was confirmed yesterday

  • 13/12/1997

The latest victim is a 65-year-old woman from Kowloon City who started suffering diarrhoea on August 8. She spent three days at Queen Elizabeth Hospital before moving to Princess Margaret Hospital, where she is now in a satisfactory condition. Six cholera victims have been identified in 15 days in Hong Kong.Global warming has been blamed for the outbreak.