The government closed three districts in a row starting from 3 p.m., including Die Ling Building, Butterfly Village, Tuen Mun, Hang Chun Building, Cheung Hang Village, Tsing Yi, and Shan Xin Building, Lung Hang Village, Shatin. There are invisible patients inside.
The government expects that the three buildings can be lifted at about 1:00 pm tomorrow.
People who have been in the above-mentioned buildings for more than two hours between March 2 and March 15, even if they are not in the building, must undergo mandatory testing on or before March 17.
However, people who have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia on or after December 31 last year are not required to be tested.
The government issued a mandatory enclosure inspection to three public housing estates today, and from 3:00 p.m., people in Die Ling House, Cheung Hang Estate, Tsing Yi, and Shan Xin House, Lung Hang Estate, Tsing Yi will be restricted from staying at their premises. People who have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease on or after December 31 last year will not be required to be tested in the compulsory testing operation.
The closure of Die Wu House, Butterfly Village, Tuen Mun, which was released today, found 281 preliminary positive cases and 37 cases with indeterminate test results, that is, about 22.3% of the residents were infected.
Hung Chun Building in Cheung Hang Village was sealed off at 3 pm.
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A government spokesman said that the sewage sample discharged from the above-mentioned building was positive for the new coronavirus, and it was suspected that there were invisible patients in the building. After assessment, the risk of infection in the relevant area was higher. The government decided to enclose the test. This action is completed at one time and may be extended depending on the test results.
According to the mandatory testing announcement issued today, other than the above-mentioned specified persons, any person who has been in the above-mentioned building for more than two hours between March 2 and March 15, even if the “relevant announcement” came into effect, was not in the “relevant inspection”. "Restricted areas" must also undergo mandatory testing on or before March 17.
Due to the mutated virus strain involved, people who have been vaccinated and have been tested recently are still required to be tested for the sake of prudence.
Epidemic | The University of Hong Kong estimates that as of yesterday, 3.58 million people were infected and the number of daily confirmed cases in May dropped to less than 100. The number of confirmed cases is expected to be high for 2 to 3 weeks. The initial positive rate of Fuliang Building, Fuchang Village, Zongchuyang reached 27%. Xu Shuchang said that the sooner patients with mild symptoms take oral medicines, the more effective the effect will be.