14 fall ill after dining at Eaton HK hotel restaurant
Hong Kong health authorities have detected seven additional suspected food poisoning cases linked to a hotel restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, raising the total number of affected diners to 14. The Centre for Health Protection said on Saturday it had identified three additional food poisoning clusters involving The Astor restaurant at Eaton HK, after initially announcing two clusters on September 3. “The…
The Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong has announced the discovery of seven additional suspected food poisoning cases linked to The Astor restaurant at Eaton Hotel in Yau Ma Tei, bringing the total number of affected diners to 14. Initially, two clusters of food poisoning were reported on September 3. However, further investigations have revealed three more clusters, indicating that all five clusters are epidemiologically linked.
The preliminary findings show that 14 people have been affected by the outbreak. The investigation team conducted a joint on-site inspection with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, which revealed that all the affected individuals had dined at the buffet restaurant at The Astor between August 29 and 31. Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and fever manifested 16 to 40 hours post-meal.
The number of cases in the first two clusters has increased from seven to eight. None of the affected individuals required hospitalization. The health authorities urge anyone who dined at the restaurant during the specified period and subsequently experienced gastrointestinal symptoms to seek medical attention immediately. Authorities have collected food samples for testing and instructed the restaurant to suspend service of the implicated food items temporarily.
The restaurant has since halted operations to carry out a comprehensive cleaning and disinfection of the premises. The online booking platform for The Astor now displays "no availability that meets your search criteria" for reservations on Saturday and Sunday.
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