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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2020-12-12 17:54
Last update date: 2020-12-12 17:54
The Food and Health Bureau stated that the government will set up five more community testing centers throughout Hong Kong, located in Tin Shui Wai Tin Ching Community Hall, Shek Tong Tsui Sports Centre, To Kwa Wan Sports Centre, Ma On Shan Sports Centre, and Ngau Tau Kok Road Sports Centre from next week. It will be put into service one after another. By then, there will be 19 community testing centers in Hong Kong to provide services to the public, and the total testing capacity will exceed 20,000 tests per day.
The bureau said that since the opening of the community testing center on November 15, it has provided testing services for more than 170,000 people as of December 10, of which 420 samples tested positive, with a rate of 0.25%.
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The Food and Health Bureau stated that in order to further facilitate the public's acceptance of COVID-19 testing, the government will set up 5 additional community testing centers throughout Hong Kong, located in Tin Shui Wai Tin Ching Community Hall, Shek Tong Tsui Stadium, To Kwa Wan Stadium, Ma On Shan Stadium, and The Ngau Tau Kok Road Stadium will be in service from next week.
By then, there will be 19 community testing centers in Hong Kong to provide services to citizens, and the total testing capacity will exceed 20,000 tests per day.
The five new testing centers will operate for three months in the first phase, and can be extended for another three months depending on the situation.
5 new testing centers:
According to the bureau, since its opening on November 15, the community testing center has provided testing services for more than 170,000 people as of December 10, of which 420 samples have tested positive initially, with a rate of 0.25%. The relevant cases have been referred to the health department. The Protection Center reviewed and followed up.
There are currently 14 testing centers:
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