The fifth wave of the epidemic continues. The government said today (12th) that the sewage samples discharged from Maoquan Building in Shuiquan'ao Village, Shatin and Chengxiang Building in Xianglongwei Village, Sheung Shui were positive for the new coronavirus and involved a variant virus. Invisible patients raided the enclosure at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm for mandatory testing.
Residents of Maoquan Building and Chengxiang Building must be tested before 11:00 p.m. and 0:00 a.m. respectively, and they cannot leave their units during this period. It is expected that the closure can be lifted at noon tomorrow (13th).
In the evening, the government stated that the sewage samples discharged from Mau Chuen Building, Shui Chuen O Village, Shatin, and Cheng Cheung Building, Cheung Lung Wai Village, Sheung Shui were tested positive for the new coronavirus and involved a mutant virus strain. It was suspected that there were invisible patients in the buildings. The risk is likely to be higher. The government designated Maoquan Building and Chengxiang Building as "restricted areas" at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. successively.
Temporary sampling stations have been set up in the "restricted area", and the government requires the residents of Maoquan Building and Chengxiang Building to be tested before 11:00 tonight and 0:00 a.m. respectively, before everyone has test results.
Persons to be inspected must stay in the premises to reduce the risk of cross-infection, and the government will arrange door-to-door sampling for those with special difficulties.
Authorities expect the operation to be completed at about 12 noon tomorrow.
▼On February 11, the enclosure inspection of Haitang Building in Suwu Village▼
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In addition, anyone who has been in Maoquan Building for more than 2 hours from January 30 to today, even if he is not in the building during the closure period, must undergo mandatory testing on or before the next Monday (14th), have been vaccinated and have recently Anyone who has been tested must still be tested.
▼On February 12, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge appeared a crowd of people heading north▼
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The HA again urges the patients in the early morning to find relatives and friends to send samples for review. Patients unrelated to the new crown went to the clinic to seek medical treatment. Three more deaths were reported, including a 4-year-old boy who had no respiratory infection before being sent to the hospital. City has no hard targets depending on the effectiveness of social distancing measures
