Political situation
Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2020-08-20 18:17
Last update date: 2020-08-20 18:17The third wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Tuen Mun District Councillors and local testing services will work with local testing service companies to provide residents with virus testing this Saturday (22nd) and Sunday (23rd), using deep throat testing. To proceed, the cost is 350 yuan. Online registration is available today and tomorrow, and all Hong Kong citizens can participate.
After registering online, residents can pay and pick up bottles at 7 designated locations on Saturday, return the test bottles the next day and receive a box of locally produced masks. Within 48 hours after returning the samples, the staff will notify after receiving the test results Residents can obtain a negative result certificate if necessary.
Zhang Kesen said that some local testing companies took the initiative to provide cost prices to allow citizens to conduct testing, and emphasized that no funding from the district council is involved. (Photo by Luo Jiaqing)
Tuen Mun District Councillor and member of the Tuen Mun Community Network Zhang Kesen said that the number of virus tests launched by the government is insufficient. Some citizens need health certificates for work, but they cannot afford the cost of testing more than 1,000 yuan. They are also worried about the leakage of data during the testing process. Testing companies take the initiative to provide cost prices for citizens to conduct testing, and up to 10,000 samples can be tested a day. He emphasized that this testing service does not involve any funding from the District Council.
Zhang Kesen also pointed out that the cooperating laboratory has MLT professional certification, the chemist has at least 3 years of relevant laboratory experience, and the testing tools have been certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union CE. It is believed that it can increase public confidence in quarantine. .
Luo Zhuoyong, the vice chairman of the Tuen Mun Community Network, pointed out that the Home Affairs Department had sent staff to Shanshan Village to distribute throat swab sampling kits to residents for four consecutive days, but many citizens did not understand the test method and said it was difficult to use throat swabs by themselves Sampling method to collect samples. (Photo by Luo Jiaqing)
Luo Zhuoyong, the vice chairman of the Tuen Mun Community Network, pointed out that the Home Affairs Department had sent staff to Shanshan Village to distribute throat swab sampling kits to residents for four consecutive days. However, many people did not understand the test method and said it was difficult to use throat swabs by themselves. Sampling method to collect samples. Tuen Mun District Councillor Wang Deyuan said that many neighbours asked for help for testing, but they often got different answers when they called the Centre for Health Protection for inquiries.
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