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Kwai Chung Village|Enclosure of Yat Kwai House extended for two days, residents criticize poor hygiene

2022-01-26T02:15:47.147Z


As the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village continues to spread, the government announced yesterday (25th) that the lockdown of Yat Kwai House will be extended for two days until this Friday (28th). A resident of Yat Kwai Building described on the RTHK program this morning (26th) that he would like to extend the siege.


As the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village continues to spread, the government announced yesterday (25th) that the lockdown of Yat Kwai House will be extended for two days until this Friday (28th).

A resident of Yat Kwai Building described on the RTHK program this morning (26th) that he was disillusioned by the decision to extend the enclosure, and he had received 6 tests with all negative results. What about cross-infection?” She also criticized that the authorities had chaotic arrangements and poor hygiene conditions for several days. Some residents had witnessed through CCTV that the staff used lifts to evacuate suspected confirmed cases, but they did not disinfect them immediately, and there were neighbors in half a minute. Step into the elevator.


▼1.25 Residents of Kwai Chung Village who are not in quarantine go to the testing station for sampling▼


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Ms. Chen, a resident of Yat Kwai Building, said on the RTHK program "Millennium Times" this morning that the lockdown could be lifted today, but the government announced yesterday that it would be extended for two days. , worried that continuing to stay in the Yat Kwai Building would increase the risk. "Continuing to enclose the building is actually a case of being trapped in a beast fight. Will it be cross-infected?" She said that she is now discouraged and thinks that it may be extended in two days.

Ms. Chen said that the enclosure arrangement was chaotic for several days and there was a lack of disinfection supplies. She once called the Housing Department's hotline for help. The other party said that she could get it from the staff when she went to the forced inspection. , At present, many neighborhoods lack sanitizing fire wine and sanitizing paper towels.

She criticized the chaotic arrangements of the authorities for testing and triaging. Although there are staff members knocking on the door in person, there are staff knocking on the doors of low-rise and high-rise units at the same time. As a result, a large number of residents still go to the test at the same time, and they have to queue for at least an hour in recent days, worrying about increasing the risk of cross-infection .

The confirmed cases in Kwai Chung Village are distributed in 12 buildings.

The hygiene situation of the building also worried Ms. Chen. She said that after the staff used the lift to transport the trash cans, the lift immediately transported the dining car to deliver meals without disinfection.

Neighbors even witnessed on CCTV that some staff took the suspected confirmed patient into the lift on a stretcher and left, but the scene was not disinfected immediately, and 30 seconds later, a resident entered the same lift.



Shi Siming, a member of the Kwai Tsing Neighborhood United Front, said on the same program that he interviewed about 200 neighborhoods in Kwai Chung Village earlier, mainly from Yat Kwai House and Ying Kwai House. The residents were also most dissatisfied with the hygiene and epidemic prevention issues. 0 points are given.

He said that the rubbish has been accumulating like a mountain in the past few days. A resident of Yikui Building revealed that although there were staff picking it up, it was not cleaned up in time.

▼1.25 Residents of Xia Kwai House, Kwai Chung Village will be quarantined until 1.29▼


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As for the Xia Kui Building that was enclosed yesterday, Shi Siming said that the arrangement for testing and triaging was also chaotic. Some residents reported that there were staff knocking on the door at about 10 o'clock last night, but when they went to the inspection, they found a long queue, and the crowd poured into the lobby of Xia Kui Building. It takes over an hour to queue.

He said that some parents reported that they were under a lot of stress and worried that their children were vulnerable to infection due to their low immunity.

He hoped that the authorities could send staff to test for those in need, such as a parent whose child suffers from hyperactivity disorder.

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Latest Overview|The number of forced inspections in Kwai Chung Village has been increasing day by day. The transmission chain in Wong Tai Sin District has not been broken. The government expects a major outbreak in Kwai Chung Village. Residents in the epidemic area are hoarding vegetables and preparing to ban their homes: I don’t even remember Kwai Chung Village for the New Year.

Source: hk1

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