The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong is severe, and outbreaks have also occurred in many districts.
The Hong Kong government stated today (18th) that since the sewage sample discharged from Fu Bang Building, Tai Wo Hau Estate, Kwai Chung tested positive for the new coronavirus, it was suspected that there were invisible patients in the building. Decided to make restrictions and inspection announcements on relevant areas.
The authorities stated that people in the building must wait at their premises until all identified persons under examination have completed their tests and the relevant test results have been roughly confirmed, before they can leave their premises.
The authorities stated that the goal is to complete the operation at about 1 pm tomorrow (19th), but the operation may be extended depending on the test results.
▼On March 17, Baifeng Building, Feifeng Building and Yulin Building in Caiyun Village will be closed for inspection▼
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The authorities said that since the sewage sample discharged from Fu Bang Building in Tai Wo Hau Village tested positive for the new crown virus, the enclosure operation will be carried out from 3 pm today, excluding the shops and car parks located there.
Authorities will set up temporary sampling stations and require people to be tested by 9 pm today.
Those who are inspected will be arranged to undergo nucleic acid testing at the sampling station, and a combined throat and nasal cavity swab will be collected by a designated person.
Persons tested must remain in the premises until all persons have test results to reduce the risk of cross-infection.
The Government will make arrangements to facilitate sampling for those who have special difficulties.
However, people in the building who have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia on or after December 31 last year will not be required to be tested during the mandatory testing operation.
The government has issued a restriction and inspection announcement and a mandatory inspection announcement for the designated "restricted area" in Fu Pong House, Tai Wo Hau Estate, Kwai Chung.
(Government News Network)
▼On the first day of government closure of the beach on March 17, Repulse Bay Beach was empty▼
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The authorities also pointed out that according to the mandatory testing announcement issued today, apart from the above-mentioned specified persons, any person who has been in the above-mentioned building for more than two hours between March 5 and 18, even if he was not in the building when the siege operation came into effect. must also undergo mandatory testing on or before March 20.
Due to the mutated virus strain involved, it is prudent that people who have been vaccinated and who have been tested recently are still required to be tested.
The authority said that the Buildings Department has set up a hotline 91217579, which will operate from 3 pm today, for public enquiries and assistance under the restrictions of the inspection announcement.
The authorities also appealed to the persons under inspection to cooperate fully, register and conduct the tests, emphasizing that any person concerned who fails to comply with the mandatory inspection notice commits a crime and is liable to a fixed fine of $10,000.
Failure to comply with a Mandatory Testing Order or a Restriction and Testing Declaration commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $25,000 and imprisonment for six months.
▼On March 17, the enclosure inspection of Shangxin Building in Longheng Village, Shatin▼
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