Strengthening Hantavirus Prevention: Chen Chi-mai Instructs Enhanced Environmental Cleaning
Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-mai has instructed city departments to strengthen environmental cleaning and rodent control efforts in response to recent Hantavirus cases in Taipei and New Taipei. The aim is to protect citizens' health by thoroughly implementing measures in markets, night markets, and construction sites.
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(Central News Agency reporter Tsai Meng-yu, Kaohsiung, 5th) Following consecutive Hantavirus cases in Taipei and New Taipei, Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-mai today instructed various city government units during a city council meeting to continue strengthening hot zone patrols and reporting mechanisms, dynamically reviewing prevention effectiveness, from source management to enhanced environmental cleaning and disinfection, to protect citizens' health.
Chen Chi-mai stated during the city council meeting that all units should continue to strengthen hot zone patrols and reporting mechanisms, and dynamically review prevention effectiveness. The Economic Development Bureau and Agriculture Bureau should implement supervision of environmental cleaning and disinfection in markets and vendor gathering places, using physical prevention methods such as rat traps and rat catchers, and eliminating food waste residues. The Environmental Protection Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, and district offices should strengthen gutter and environmental cleaning work.
Various city government departments also explained their prevention priorities during the city council meeting. The Health Bureau reported that it has launched a cross-departmental action plan to strengthen Hantavirus syndrome prevention, enhancing rodent control efforts, especially focusing on environmental tidiness, rodent extermination, and disinfection operations in high-risk areas such as markets, night market business districts, vendors, and restaurants. It also conducts expanded health education and distributes epidemic prevention and disinfection supplies such as bleach, and strengthens reporting.
The Economic Development Bureau stated that there are currently no confirmed Hantavirus cases in Kaohsiung City. In the future, it will continue to strengthen market inspections and implement the three major prevention principles: 'don't let rats eat, don't let rats come, don't let rats live.' It will also strengthen the cleaning of accumulated items to prevent rodent habitation, require vendors to properly store fresh ingredients to prevent rodents from foraging, and cooperate with the Health Bureau to increase disinfection frequency and provide tools such as sticky traps to assist in physical prevention.
The Environmental Protection Bureau explained that rodenticides have been distributed to various district offices, with over 2,200 boxes distributed from November last year to May this year. Citizens in need can pick them up at their respective district offices. In the future, the focus will be on environmental cleaning and gutter dredging, supplemented by chemical prevention, to comprehensively reduce rodent activity spaces.
The Agriculture Bureau pointed out that the city government has cooperated with fruit and vegetable companies and farmers' associations to strengthen environmental cleaning and disinfection operations in fruit and vegetable wholesale markets and enhance waste removal efficiency. As of the 4th, it has inspected 6 fruit and vegetable markets, 3 meat markets, and 2 poultry markets, totaling 11 cleanings and 11 disinfections.
The Civil Affairs Bureau explained that it will continue to work with various district offices, neighborhood chiefs, and community volunteers to strengthen the tidying of community dirty spots, and strengthen patrols and environmental improvements in areas prone to rodent infestation such as markets and night markets. The Public Works Bureau stated that it has inspected 5 construction sites and has not yet found signs of rodent activity, and will continue to cooperate with the epidemic prevention team for inspections. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150505
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(Central News Agency reporter Tsai Meng-yu, Kaohsiung, 5th) Following consecutive Hantavirus cases in Taipei and New Taipei, Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-mai today instructed various city government units during a city council meeting to continue strengthening hot zone patrols and reporting mechanisms, dynamically reviewing prevention effectiveness, from source management to enhanced environmental cleaning and disinfection, to protect citizens' health.
Chen Chi-mai stated during the city council meeting that all units should continue to strengthen hot zone patrols and reporting mechanisms, and dynamically review prevention effectiveness. The Economic Development Bureau and Agriculture Bureau should implement supervision of environmental cleaning and disinfection in markets and vendor gathering places, using physical prevention methods such as rat traps and rat catchers, and eliminating food waste residues. The Environmental Protection Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, and district offices should strengthen gutter and environmental cleaning work.
Various city government departments also explained their prevention priorities during the city council meeting. The Health Bureau reported that it has launched a cross-departmental action plan to strengthen Hantavirus syndrome prevention, enhancing rodent control efforts, especially focusing on environmental tidiness, rodent extermination, and disinfection operations in high-risk areas such as markets, night market business districts, vendors, and restaurants. It also conducts expanded health education and distributes epidemic prevention and disinfection supplies such as bleach, and strengthens reporting.
The Economic Development Bureau stated that there are currently no confirmed Hantavirus cases in Kaohsiung City. In the future, it will continue to strengthen market inspections and implement the three major prevention principles: 'don't let rats eat, don't let rats come, don't let rats live.' It will also strengthen the cleaning of accumulated items to prevent rodent habitation, require vendors to properly store fresh ingredients to prevent rodents from foraging, and cooperate with the Health Bureau to increase disinfection frequency and provide tools such as sticky traps to assist in physical prevention.
The Environmental Protection Bureau explained that rodenticides have been distributed to various district offices, with over 2,200 boxes distributed from November last year to May this year. Citizens in need can pick them up at their respective district offices. In the future, the focus will be on environmental cleaning and gutter dredging, supplemented by chemical prevention, to comprehensively reduce rodent activity spaces.
The Agriculture Bureau pointed out that the city government has cooperated with fruit and vegetable companies and farmers' associations to strengthen environmental cleaning and disinfection operations in fruit and vegetable wholesale markets and enhance waste removal efficiency. As of the 4th, it has inspected 6 fruit and vegetable markets, 3 meat markets, and 2 poultry markets, totaling 11 cleanings and 11 disinfections.
The Civil Affairs Bureau explained that it will continue to work with various district offices, neighborhood chiefs, and community volunteers to strengthen the tidying of community dirty spots, and strengthen patrols and environmental improvements in areas prone to rodent infestation such as markets and night markets. The Public Works Bureau stated that it has inspected 5 construction sites and has not yet found signs of rodent activity, and will continue to cooperate with the epidemic prevention team for inspections. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150505
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