The government announced last night (27th) that a preliminary confirmed case involving a variant virus was found at "One South Lane", a residential building in Shek Tong Tsui, Western District, and that the residential building was raided and closed for testing at 10.30 pm.
At about 7:00 in the morning, the government announced the completion of mandatory testing, and no confirmed cases were found.
The government issued a statement stating that it has completed the compulsory testing of the "No. 1 South Lane" in Shitang Tsui. As of 2 am, about 80 residents have been tested and no confirmed cases have been found.
In addition, the government sent personnel to visit about 90 households, and about 30 households were unattended.
The government reiterated that it will strictly enforce the law.
If any person fails to show the test result via SMS or wears a bracelet to certify that he has accepted the mandatory test, he will be a violation of the mandatory test announcement and may be fined RMB 5,000 and will receive a mandatory test order, requiring the person to be within the specified period Accept testing within.
Failure to comply with mandatory testing orders or restrictions and testing declarations is a crime and is punishable by a fourth-level fine (25,000 yuan) and imprisonment for six months.
The "South Lane No. 1" in Shitang Tsui, Western Ring Road was confirmed step by step and involved a variant virus. The government raided the closed area at 10:30 pm on Monday (27th) for testing.
(Photo by Chen Haoran)
According to an announcement by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, the case involved a local male crew member who was expected to be a Cathay Pacific pilot.
He arrived in Hong Kong via flight CX841 from the United States on the 23rd of this month and tested negative at the airport.
The test results of samples taken at the community testing center on the 26th were initially positive. On the same day, symptoms such as headache, runny nose, and cough began to appear. The Ct value was about 16-22, the virus load was high, and the test result of the mutant virus strain is yet to be determined.
The Cathay Pacific pilot at No. 1 Nanli, Juxihuan was first diagnosed with a variant virus. The government raided the closed area to detect new coronary pneumonia.
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