The government announced last night that all sales of live poultry in the city will be stopped at least for the next three days after discovering the H7-type avian influenza in an environmental sample at Iao Hon Municipal Market yesterday.
Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Fonseca Tavares made the announcement during a hastily arranged press conference at the bureau late last night.
The press conference was jointly hosted by the IACM and the Health Bureau (SSM).
Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Fonseca Tavares (centre) addresses last night’s press conference at the IACM headquarters, while Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion (second from right), the SSM’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Director Lam Chong (right), IACM Vice-President Lei Wai Nong (second from left) and IACM Administrative Committee member Ung Sau Hong look on. photo: Leong Lok Ian
This photo provided by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) early this morning shows IACM officials culling chickens at Nam Yuet Wholesale Market in Ilha Verde.
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