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Written by: Kong Fanxu
2021-01-20 13:15
Last update date: 2021-01-20 13:16
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has been repeated. The government has designated Sham Shui Po as a "designated area." The Maple Street Stadium testing station opened at 10 o'clock this morning (20th). Zhao Yantao, the founder and CEO of the contractor Xiangda Biotechnology, said that testing The station uses a "dual-track test". An antigen test is done on the spot. A preliminary report will be made within 20 minutes at the earliest, followed by a nucleic acid review. The test station will operate for about 45 minutes. The antigen-positive case has been identified and will be submitted to the Department of Health for follow-up. If the diagnosis is confirmed, it is believed that isolation can be arranged on the same day.
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A positive antigen reaction has been found in 45 minutes, reflecting that there is an invisible transmission chain at the
Maple Street Stadium test station in
Sham Shui Po. There was
not a lot of traffic this morning. Zhao Yantao, founder and chief executive officer of Xiangda Biotechnology, said that the test station uses antigen testing technology. It has been used in Richland Gardens, Kai Ching Estate and Princess Margaret Hospital, with an accuracy of over 90%. A positive antigen reaction was found at about 10:45 this morning, but the number was not disclosed, reflecting the existence of Sham Shui Po District Invisible transmission chain, the situation is worrying.
Recruitment points out that an antigen test can detect a suspected confirmed sample in as little as 20 minutes, and then a nucleic acid test review will take about 20 minutes. The suspected case can be reported to the Department of Health within 1 hour, and the patient can be isolated. Nucleic acid testing needs to be reported the next day as soon as possible. I believe that quarantine can be arranged on the same day to speed up the identification of patients, and hope that it can be extended to other areas in the future.
Zhao Yantao, founder and chief executive officer of Xiangda Biotechnology, said that the antigen test can detect suspected confirmed samples in as little as 20 minutes.
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Citizen Ms. Huang said that because the elderly home where his mother was staying requires testing, she accompanied her mother to do the test. He said that he went to the Beihe Street market from time to time. The environment and sanitation there were poor. She was very worried about Sham Shui Po. The outbreak of an epidemic can only help with cleaning and disinfection.
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