The COVID-19 epidemic has continued to worsen in recent days, and many confirmed cases involve markets. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (12th) that due to the confirmed cases being related to Sai Wan Ho Market, Sai Wan Ho Market will be closed early at 7 pm today and will be closed tomorrow and It will be closed the day after tomorrow for cleaning and disinfection.
The department also requires market stalls to be tested as soon as possible. If all stalls obtain negative results, the market is expected to reopen on the 15th of this month.
The FEHD stated that due to the fact that there are confirmed cases related to Sai Wan Ho Market, for the sake of prudence, the market will be closed at 7:00 pm today, and will not be open for business tomorrow (13th) and the day after (14th). Deep cleaning and disinfection will be carried out to protect the health and safety of market stall tenants and the public.
Regarding the work scope of the confirmed cases, the FEHD stated that it has immediately arranged cleaning and disinfection. During the deep cleaning and disinfection work, the department's staff will also thoroughly clean and disinfect the common areas and facilities of the market, and ask the market stall tenants to cooperate. , cleaning and disinfecting the range of its stalls.
In addition, the FEHD will also arrange for street cleaning in the vicinity of the market.
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The FEHD continues to point out that it will keep in touch with market stall holders and ask them to go to community testing centers as soon as possible to receive free tests and obtain negative results before the market reopens. The market is expected to reopen as soon as the 15th of this month.
The department stressed that it has always been concerned about the hygiene of public markets. Apart from the regular cleaning work during the day, the market management service contractors will conduct thorough cleaning in all markets every day after the markets are closed.
With the assistance of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the department has reviewed the ventilation capacity of the market last year and installed air purification equipment as necessary. It is now following up with the installation of ultraviolet UVC disinfection devices on the escalator handrails in the market.
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