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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-04-30 00:26
Last update date: 2021-04-30 01:08
A foreign domestic helper living in Block 11 of Caribbean Coast was found to have a double mutant virus strain. A 10-month-old baby girl who lived with the disease was also infected. The government announced on Thursday evening (29th) that the foreign domestic helper had been involved. Five specified places in the office were included in the mandatory testing announcement, including Fu Tung Plaza, Tsing Yi St. Thomas’ Apostle Church, Wen Tung Road Park, Citygate, and Fusion on the 1st floor of Yingwan Square.
On Friday (30th), the government will set up a mobile sampling station in Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung, to provide services for people who are subject to mandatory testing.
In addition, the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections in 9 schools was also included in the mandatory testing announcement.
The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory test announcement at night. The foreign domestic helper with the N501Y variant virus strain was included in the mandatory test announcement in 5 specified places where he had been. At Fu Tung Plaza (including Fu Tung Market); at St. Thomas’ Apostle Church in Tsing Yi on April 11 or April 19; was present at April 11, April 18, or April 25 He was in Wendong Road Park and was in Citygate on April 25; he was in Fusion on the 1st floor of Yingwanfang on April 12 and April 16, and must be tested on or before May 1.
On April 29, Block 11 of Yingwan Garden, Tung Chung was closed for testing, involving a variant virus case
In addition, on April 14th, the flight CX906 from Manila, the Philippines, temporarily recorded two imported cases involving the N501Y variant virus strain. For the sake of caution, the flight was taken by the Chief Secretary for Administration according to the "Foreign Regions Persons who are exempt from compulsory quarantine under Article 4(1) of the Regulations on Compulsory Quarantine of Arrivals (Chapter 599E) must undergo compulsory testing on or before April 30.
In addition, because of the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection cases in 9 schools, they have also been included in the mandatory test announcement, including 6 primary schools and 3 kindergartens.
The government will add a mobile sampling station in Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung tomorrow (30th) to provide services to people who are subject to mandatory testing. The mobile sampling station in Tung Chung North Park will be open on Saturday (May 1). It will be slightly adjusted from 1 pm to 8 pm, and from next Sunday (May 2), it will be restored to 10 am to 8 pm.
As for the mobile sampling stations at On Hing Recreation Ground in Yuen Long, Tin Shui Stadium in Tin Shui Wai and Kin Sang Community Hall in Tuen Mun, the service date will be extended until May 10. The sampling stations at Edinburgh Plaza in Central and Sha Tsui Road Recreation Ground in Tsuen Wan will be extended The service date is until May 16 (Sunday).
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