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Compulsory testing | Food and Health Bureau says 340,000 foreign domestic helpers have been tested and 40,000 foreign domestic helpers have been given two doses of vaccinations for exemption

2021-05-12T02:06:30.069Z


Earlier, foreign domestic helpers were infected with the mutant virus. The government required 370,000 foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong to undergo mandatory testing on or before Sunday (9th). The Food and Health Bureau issued a paper in the evening saying that it thanked foreign domestic helpers and employers for cooperating with compulsory testing.


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Written by: Huang Weilun

2021-05-09 23:56

Last update date: 2021-05-09 23:57

Earlier, foreign domestic helpers were infected with the mutant virus. The government required 370,000 foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong to undergo mandatory testing on or before Sunday (9th).

The Food and Health Bureau issued a paper in the evening saying that it is grateful to foreign domestic helpers and employers for cooperating with compulsory testing. As of 6 p.m., nearly 340,000 foreign domestic helpers have been tested, and it is estimated that about 40,000 foreign domestic helpers have been vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine. Exemption from mandatory testing.

▼The last day of mandatory testing for foreign domestic helpers on May 9▼

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The Director of the Food and Sanitation Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, stated on May 1 that because the variant virus rages around the world and involves local domestic helpers, all domestic helpers are required to undergo mandatory testing.

A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said that from May 1 to 6 pm, nearly 340,000 foreign domestic helpers have taken samples at 21 community testing centers and mobile sampling stations in various districts, or submitted deep throat saliva test samples.

In addition, it is estimated that about 40,000 foreign domestic helpers received two doses of the vaccine.

The spokesman said that for cases involving variant virus strains of unknown origin, the government must decisively and quickly adopt stringent testing and quarantine measures to block the chain of transmission in the shortest time to prevent large-scale outbreaks.

▼The last two days of foreign domestic helper testing on May 8▼

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