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Written by: Yang Qian
2021-03-14 05:30
Last update date: 2021-03-14 05:35
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong has repeated, and the infection group of URSUS Fitness in Sai Ying Pun expanded to 99 cases yesterday.
Spread to many international schools.
The government gazetted today (14) and seven additional schools were included in the mandatory testing notice, including St. Joseph's College in Central and Western District, Pokfulam West Island Middle School, Harbour School (School Building in Ap Lei Chau Village, Southern District), Kowloon Bay Kaili School , Yingsi International Kindergarten/Kindergarten, Western District, Hong Kong, the Department of Earth Sciences on the 6th floor of the Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building of the University of Hong Kong and the 3rd floor of Xu Aizhou Building.
Compulsory campus testing goes from universities, middle schools, and elementary schools to kindergartens.
The Food and Health Bureau announced the quotation of the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulations" (Chapter 599J) at nearly 2 in the morning, and issued a gazetted mandatory testing notice, requiring any date between February 28 and March 13 Those who have been in the seven schools for more than two hours during the period (including but not limited to full-time, part-time and substitute employees, students and visitors) must be tested on or before March 16.
If the person under inspection chooses to use the sample bottle distributed by the Center for Health Protection for testing, he must return the test sample collection bottle of the sampled copy on or before March 18.
If the person under inspection has been tested between March 11 and March 13, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.
Yesterday afternoon, at the press conference of the Health and Anti-epidemic Center, it was reported that the 11-year-old female patient (the 11215th case) had been to the West Island School of the English Schools Association in Pokfulam. It is unknown whether she was a student at this school. She became ill on March 9. , Belongs to the URSUS Fitness group.
As for how other schools are listed as compulsory testing targets, no more information has been disclosed.
West Island School announced the closure of its school premises on the 3rd as early as Friday because of close contacts; Harbour School also closed three of its schools on Friday. This time, it was listed as the subject of compulsory testing only at No. 332 Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road, Gangnam District. For the school building of the Yizhou Village (THE GROVE CAMPUS), the search data should be the elementary school where the students are 6-12 years old.
This time, the Kowloon Bay branch of the Kaili school, which was on the list again, had earlier become the subject of compulsory testing due to teacher infections at the Pokfulam branch. A 9-year-old elementary school student was forcibly sent to quarantine on the 14th, Belcher Street, Kaili West, Pokfulam The inclusion of Yingsi International Kindergarten/Kindergarten on the ground floor of No. 16-18 Zaihui Building has further reduced the age of the compulsory testing group.
It is unknown what specific measures will be taken.
The infection group of URSUS Fitness in Sai Ying Pun Fitness Center has spread to many international schools. Earlier, Tseung Kwan O French School and Pokfulam Kaili School were included in the compulsory testing list.
Harrow Hong Kong International School and Jewish International School Carmel School also had to suspend face-to-face teaching, close school buildings for cleaning and disinfection due to close contacts in the schools, and even take quarantine measures for teachers and students themselves.
Yingsi International Kindergarten/Kindergarten (school website)
Patient's Whereabouts｜A 38-year-old girl went to the "Pacific Club" in Harbour City, an 11-year-old girl went to West Island Middle School
Qili School said this morning that fourth-grade students must be quarantined. Zhang Zhujun clarified that it was mandatory testing in the afternoon
Compulsory inspection building｜Forty-eight buildings including Jinyuan Building, Dijingyuan, a luxury residence in Mid-Levels, are on the list for mandatory inspection
URSUS Fitness outbreak | At least 6 international schools in Harrow Hong Kong suspended for two days
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