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Written by: Huang Weilun
2021-05-18 21:40
Last update date: 2021-05-18 21:44
The Food and Health Bureau announced today (18th) a mandatory test announcement. 9 schools have been included in the mandatory test due to outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infections or influenza-like illnesses, including Pokfulam St. Paul’s College Primary School, Tseung Kwan O York Montessori International Kindergarten, According to the regulations of the Department of Health, the affiliated school of Fujian Middle School in Yautang, 9 schools need to suspend classes for 5 days.
According to the announcement, anyone who has been in the aforementioned school for more than 2 hours between May 5 and 18 must be tested on or before May 21 (this Friday).
According to the authorities, due to the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections or influenza-like illnesses in 9 schools, the symptoms are similar to those of new coronary pneumonia. For the sake of caution, these 9 schools have also included mandatory testing announcements and have to suspend classes for disinfection, including the Lok Fu Rhenish Club. Kindergarten, Tsing Yi Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Evergreen Nursery School, Kwai Shing Rhenish Kindergarten, Tseung Kwan O York Montessori International Kindergarten, Cheung Sha Wan Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Pui Yin Nursery School, Shatin Catholic Sheng Hua School, Pokfulam St. Paul’s College Primary School , Ma On Shan Ling Liang Primary School, and Yau Tong Fujian Middle School Affiliated School.
The test must be done this Friday at the latest
According to the announcement, anyone who has been in the above-mentioned school for more than two hours between May 5 and 18 must be tested on or before May 21 (this Friday); if the sample bottle distributed by the Center for Health Protection is used for testing , You must return the sample bottle on or before May 23.
Those who have been tested between May 16 and 18 will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the mandatory testing announcement; those who have completed the vaccination will also be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the announcement.
Mandatory testing arrangements for the building where the local case was confirmed involving the N501Y mutant virus strain ()
The authorities also reminded that if a building involves a local case of the N501Y variant virus strain, and those who live or work in the same building as the related case and have been arranged to leave the quarantine center, all persons who have been arranged to leave the quarantine center must be included in the 3rd, 7th, and 7th days after the case is announced by the Department of Health. Compulsory testing will be accepted on the 12th and 19th, and self-monitoring will be required until the expiration of the 21st.
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