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Written by: Cao Jiajun
2021-05-04 00:24
The last update date: 2021-05-04 05:06
The Food and Health Bureau published a gazetted mandatory test announcement late on Monday (3rd). 42 schools had outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infection or influenza-like illness. They were included in the mandatory test announcement because their symptoms were similar to the new coronavirus disease. The list includes the High Bishop College Primary School Ministry, Kent Kindergarten Kindergarten and International English Kindergarten (Hung Hom Campus).
Teachers, students and visitors must complete the test this Thursday (6th) at the latest, or return the sample bottles this Saturday (8th) at the latest.
In response to the recent reported outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections and flu-like illnesses in schools, the Department of Health will require schools to suspend classes for five days. Together with the 42 schools mentioned above, a total of 99 schools have outbreaks of the above infectious diseases in the past half month.
▼The full list of mandatory inspection schools and premises on May 3▼
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42 schools including High Bishop’s College Primary School, St. Galle’s Primary School and Kindergarten, Canaan Kindergarten (Waterloo Road) at 111 Tong Waterloo Road/Canaan Kindergarten (Waterloo Road), Catholic Church at 109 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon The kindergarten department and the International Child Care Centre of St. John’s English College, the International English Kindergarten (Hung Hom Campus) on the 1st floor of the South Bank of the Waterfront, Kent Kindergarten Kindergarten at No. 5-7 Dorset Street, Kowloon Tong and 9 Kent Road.
Anyone who has been in the relevant school for more than two hours between April 20 and May 3 (including but not limited to full-time, part-time and substitute employees, students and visitors) must be tested on or before May 6.
If you choose to use the sample bottles distributed by the Center for Health Protection for testing, you must return the test sample collection bottles that have been sampled on or before May 8.
If the person under inspection has been tested between May 1 and 3, it will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement.
▼Mobile sampling stations that provide services to the public in each district (as of May 4)▼
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99 schools and 650 people have contracted respiratory infections and flu-like diseases in the past half month
According to the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, a total of 99 schools have reported outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections and influenza-like illnesses in recent days (April 18 to May 3), including 72 kindergartens/child care centres and 27 primary schools, involving more than 650 people.
Among them, 42 schools, including 30 kindergartens/child care centres and 12 primary schools, are the new cases recorded on Monday.
The spokesperson said that the center has taken the most rigorous preventive measures. Once a school reports an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness in the school, the school will immediately suspend classes for 5 days and issue the 2019 coronavirus to all school staff and students. Compulsory disease detection order, early detection of potential patients, thereby reducing the risk of transmission in schools and communities.
As the number of cases continues to increase, the center strongly urges members of the public to be vigilant to prevent infection. It has recently sent letters to schools and doctors urging them to be vigilant and take corresponding measures. If children have fever, they should not return to school regardless of whether they have respiratory symptoms or not. Wear a mask immediately and seek medical advice as soon as possible.
Schools should take the body temperature of all students when they arrive at school every day to identify children with fever.
The center also urges doctors to stay vigilant and arrange for the collection of samples for respiratory infection tests for all patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infections.
▼5.3 Evacuation of residents of Meiyuan Building in Tsim Sha Tsui for quarantine▼
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▼5.3 Evacuation of residents of Meiyuan Building in Tsim Sha Tsui for quarantine▼
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