The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday that water samples taken from the sea at Coloane’s Cheoc Van Beach have been found to contain the Vibrio cholerae bacterium which causes cholera.
According to the statement, the DSAMA has received a report from the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) 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 on the beach to remind residents about the bacterial menace, the statement said.
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