The government's area closure operation continued. This afternoon, Yat Tin Building, Yan Tin Estate, Tuen Mun, and Block 3 of Hongjing Garden, Diamond Hill, were enclosed successively.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong government explained that the sewage sample discharged from the Yat Tin Building was positive for the new coronavirus, and it was suspected that there were invisible patients in the building. The risk of infection is likely to be higher, and the goal is to complete the operation tomorrow (7th).
▼On April 5, the enclosure inspection of Xitian Building, Xintian Village, Tuen Mun▼
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The government sealed off Yat Tin House, Yan Tin Estate, Tuen Mun from 4:00 p.m., and then closed Block 3, Diamond Hill Grand View Garden at 4:30 p.m., requiring people to be tested before tonight, and they will be arranged to a sampling station To undergo nucleic acid testing, a special person will take a combined throat and nasal swab for sampling. All people must stay in the premises until the test results are available. The government will arrange door-to-door sampling for people with reduced mobility.
As for those who have tested positive in the past three months, including the positive nucleic acid test cases recorded by the Department of Health, and the positive self-rapid antigen test cases reported to the Department of Health, they will not be required to be tested in the compulsory testing operation.
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 24 and April 6, even if the “relevant announcement” came into effect, was not in the “relevant inspection” "Restricted areas" must also undergo mandatory testing on or before April 8.
People who have been vaccinated and who have been tested recently are still required to be tested because of the mutated virus strain involved.
The government urges those tested to cooperate fully, to register and take the test, and to stay at home and wait patiently for the results.
The government will seriously follow up on the compliance of persons under inspection with the announcement of mandatory testing and the announcement of restrictions and testing.
Any relevant person who fails to comply with the mandatory testing notice commits an offence and is liable to a fixed fine of $10,000 and will receive a mandatory testing order requiring the person to undergo testing within a specified period.
Failure to comply with a Mandatory Testing Order or a Restriction and Testing Declaration commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Blocked Areas｜Xitian Building and Three Buildings of Yige Court in Xintian Village were unsealed and a total of 33 positive cases were found. Residents who tested positive for sewage in Xitian Building and Three Buildings of Yige Garden in Xintian Village sealed off and closed the areas for inspection｜Yaoan Village Rong Building and Qing Ze Building in Qinghe Village were unblocked and a total of 45 confirmed cases were found in the closed area｜Yao Wing Building in Yaoan Village was diagnosed with positive sewage in Qinghe Village Qing Ze Building Two buildings were enclosed and closed area｜Cai Lok Building and Tian in Caifu Village Shengyuan Shengxu Court Shengzhen Court unsealed, a total of 35 positive cases
