The Food and Health Bureau announced a compulsory testing announcement tonight (14). There were outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness in 9 schools. As the symptoms were similar to the new coronary pneumonia, it was prudent to involve 6 schools and The specified levels of the three schools are included in the mandatory testing announcement. Teachers and students must complete the testing on Thursday (16th) at the latest, or return the sample bottles on Saturday (18th) at the latest.
The schools on the list include Tsing Yi Catholic St. Thomas Kindergarten, Mong Kok Salvation Army Hoi Fu Nursery School, and Tsuen Wan Precious Blood Si Yuan School.
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, attended the opening ceremony of the Precious Blood Siyuan School on the first school day. However, since the announcement only involves the second-year teachers and students of the school, I believe the director and his entourage will not be affected, and those who have completed the vaccination do not need to be tested.
In addition, in response to an earlier imported case involving the L452R mutant virus strain, people in two specified places had to be tested again, including the Hong Kong Football Club Cafe and Wan Chai Tin Lok Plaza Pinnacle Performance.
▼Details of the mandatory test announcement on September 14▼
▼9.1 The opening day of the Siyuan School of the Precious Blood in Tsuen Wan▼
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6 Compulsory testing for the whole school in kindergartens
According to the Food and Health Bureau, due to the outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection and/or influenza-like illness in 9 schools, and the symptoms of the disease are similar to the 2019 coronavirus disease, it was included in the mandatory test announcement for the sake of caution.
Those who have completed the vaccination will be deemed to have complied with the mandatory testing announcement.
The list of schools involved included Tai Po Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Hung Wong Ka Ki Kindergarten, Tai Po Hong Chi Association Hong Chi Pinehill Preschool Children’s Centre, Tsing Yi Catholic St. Thomas Kindergarten, Mong Kok Salvation Army Haifu Nursery School, Tai Po Ming Ya Chinese-English Kindergarten, Shatin Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association Long Hang Nursery School.
The Salvation Army Haifu Nursery School in Mong Kok has an outbreak of influenza. Teachers and students must complete mandatory testing before the specified date.
(Photo from the official website of the Salvation Army Hoi Fu Nursery School in Mong Kok)
Those who have stayed for more than two hours between the 1st and the 14th of this month (including but not limited to full-time, part-time and substitute employees, students and visitors) must be tested on or before this Thursday (16th).
If the person under inspection chooses to use the sample bottle distributed by the Centre for Health Protection for testing, it must be returned on or before the 18th of this month.
If the person under inspection has been tested between the 12th and 14th of this month, they will be deemed to have complied with the mandatory testing announcement.
Mingya International Kindergarten and Mingya International Kindergarten on the ground floor of Xinxing Garden in Anpu Li, Tai Po.
(School website picture)
3 Primary school teachers and students are included in the compulsory inspection
The second-year teachers and students of Siyuan School of the Precious Blood in Tsuen Wan, the first-year teachers and students of Yuen Long Chung Sing School, and the first-year teachers and students of Sha Tin Primary School also have the same testing arrangements, involving the same time from the 1st to the 14th of this month.
It is worth noting that the Director of the Education Bureau, Yang Runxiong, attended the opening ceremony of the Precious Blood Siyuan School on the first school day. In his speech, he said that due to the epidemic last year, most of the school opening ceremonies can only be conducted online. The epidemic has now The bureau also allowed schools to resume some face-to-face classes and after-school activities according to the vaccinations of faculty and students. He thanked the principal and faculty for keeping their posts.
However, since the mandatory inspection announcement only requires the designated grade teachers and students to be tested, it is believed that the director and his entourage will not be affected.
The Secretary of Education, Yang Runxiong, attended the opening ceremony of the Precious Blood Siyuan School on the first school day.
(Photo by Liang Huanmin/Picture of Profile)
People who need to undergo mandatory testing in response to the mandatory testing announcement must go to mobile sampling stations, community testing centers or recognized local medical testing institutions for professional swab sampling testing to meet the mandatory testing requirements, while young children can continue to take stool samples Detection.
▼Mobile sampling stations that provide services to the public in each district (as of September 15)▼
Review of 2 premises including the Hong Kong Football Club Cafe
In addition, the Hong Kong Football Club Café and Pinnacle Performance, Wan Chai Tin Lok Plaza, are designated places for re-testing
. Those who visited from 7:30 am to 11:30 am and from 6 am to 8 am on August 27 respectively, the same You must be tested on or before this Thursday. If you have been tested on the 12th to 14th of this month, you will be deemed to have complied with the mandatory testing announcement.
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