From 9\nMarch to 11 March, 13 University of Macau students experienced diarrhea and\nvomiting. The students are now recovering after receiving treatment in the\nMedical Centre on the campus. They are now in stable condition, with no need\nfor hospital visits. UM took a series of actions immediately after the incident\nto ensure food and environmental hygiene in the canteens of the residential\ncolleges. <\/p>
Over the\npast three days, 13 students visited the university\u2019s Medical Centre after\nexperiencing diarrhea and vomiting, with 5 on the first day, 6 on the second\nday, and 2 on the third day. The affected students felt ill after eating food\nserved by two residential colleges\u2019 shared kitchen at different times. The\nkitchen serves three meals for the 1,000 students living in the two colleges every\nday.<\/p>
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After the\nincident, the university immediately notified the Health Bureau. It is now\nclosely following the health condition of the affected students and has cleaned\nand disinfected the affected students\u2019 bathrooms. The university\u2019s Office of\nHealth, Safety and Environmental Affairs has collected food samples for\ntesting, as well as stool samples from affected students at the request of the\nHealth Bureau. The colleges\u2019 food supplier has also taken actions, including\nstepping up disinfection. It will suspend its service tomorrow (12 March) to\nconduct thorough professional cleaning. <\/p>
Source: Communications Office
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