The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has announced that water samples taken from the sea at Coloane’s Hac Sa Beach have been found to contain the Vibrio cholerae bacterium which causes cholera.
In a statement on Tuesday, the bureau said it had received a report by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) that test results from the water samples proved positive for Vibrio cholerae – which causes the acute diarrhoeal disease.
The statement said that the Marine and Water Bureau has reported the findings to the Disease Prevention and Control Centre of the Health Bureau (SSM) and that it has hoisted the red flag at the beach – which means that residents are advised not to swim there. Notices have also been put up at the beach to remind residents about the bacterial menace, the statement said.
The government will continue to monitor the situation, the statement said.
