The Director General Health Services has announced the setting up of a dedicated 24-hour hotline, "1999," for members of the public to obtain information related to COVID-19.
The hotline, set up by the Health Promotion Bureau, involves doctors and medical specialists providing COVID-19 related advice and is available in all three languages. The public can also connect to the network at any time through any telephone network, the Government Information Department stated.
This hotline phone number provides advices on the measures to be followed for preventing COVID-19 virus infection. In case of an infected person it provides instructions on preventing measures from spreading to others, including their family members. The Director General of Health Services further advices that in case any person feels that he/she is infected with COVID-19, suffering from relevant symptoms, he/she should immediately call this hotline to know the immediate action to be taken and the necessary assistance.
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