The Health Bureau announces that during the period when typhoon signal No.8 or higher is issued in Macao, Conde de São Januário General Hospital (CHCSJ) will only open the entrance at the old emergency room tunnel leading to the Emergency Building; all other entrances will be closed.

The Accident & Emergency Department (including the Island Emergency Station), the Inpatient Service, and the Haemodialysis Unit of CHCSJ will remain operational as normal. However, to avoid accidents, members of the public are discouraged from visiting patients at the hospital during the typhoon.

The specialist outpatient services of CHCSJ (including Specialist Outpatient Clinics, Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Centre, Radiology and Imaging Service, Clinical Pathology, Haemato-oncology Day Hospital, Specialist Pharmacy, Endoscopy Centre, Urology Day Procedure Centre, etc.) and non-urgent medical services will be suspended. The specific time for service resumption will be announced in due course through radio or television.

Specialist outpatients whose appointments have been affected by the typhoon will be notified of the new appointment date within 4 working days via telephone or text message (SMS). Those who have an affected blood test appointment at the Clinical Pathology Department can visit the Specimen Collection Room on the first Saturday after typhoon signal No.8 has been lowered (27^th September) to receive the blood test in order of their ticket number. If special arrangement or urgent treatment is needed, patients can receive the blood test on the first working day after the typhoon. For queries, please call the 24-hour hotline at 8390 3600 during the hoist of the typhoon, or call 8390 6000 during office hours after the typhoon.

Apart from the above, the Health Bureau will exceptionally open the following health centres/stations to provide emergency services: Tap Seac, Fai Chi Kei, Hac Sa Wan, Ilha Verde, Praia do Manduco, Ocean Gardens, Nossa Senhora do Carmo – Lago, and Seac Pai Van Health Centres; Coloane Health Station.

Blood donation services will be suspended at the Blood Transfusion Centre.

Individuals whose consultation or blood test appointments at health centres/stations have been cancelled due to the typhoon may, on the Saturday immediately after the typhoon (27^th September), return to the respective health centre/station at their original appointment time to receive the relevant service in order of their appointment number. For those affected at the Physical Examination Centre for Civil Servants and the Macau New Neighbourhood (Hengqin) Health Station, the new appointment date and time will be notified separately in due course.