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Mandatory testing | 25 new Yuen Long Plaza shopping malls and residential buildings are added to the list, the first one includes shopping malls

2022-04-06T15:51:08.636Z


The epidemic continues to be severe, with confirmed cases spread across all districts in Hong Kong. The Food and Health Bureau issued a new mandatory testing announcement today (6th), and 25 more buildings were listed on the list, with 12 buildings in the New Territories accounting for the most. Public housing was again the hardest hit area. ,


The epidemic continues to be severe, with confirmed cases spread across all districts in Hong Kong. The Food and Health Bureau issued a new mandatory testing announcement today (6th), and 25 more buildings were listed on the list, with 12 buildings in the New Territories accounting for the most. Public housing was again the hardest hit area. , and another 4 HOS flats, including Block 8 of Choi Yee Garden in San Po Kong, Block 12 of Yue Wu Villa in Tuen Mun, Kam Xuan Court of Kam Fung Court in Ma On Shan, and Tang Wu House of Xu Po Court in Sheung Shui.


In addition, Yuen Long Plaza, which was hit by the epidemic in early February, became the only private building in today's list. The shops on the ground floor to the fourth floor of this site are also subject to compulsory inspection. This is a rare occurrence of compulsory inspection of shops after the government re-introduced the compulsory inspection.


▼Compulsory testing announcement on April 6▼


Caiyi Garden, Yuehu Villa and other HOS houses are on the list

In response to multiple positive test cases, 25 specified places were included in the mandatory testing notice today.

Most of the buildings included in the mandatory inspection announcement belong to public housing, with 20 public housing and 4 HOS housing. Kam Fung Court Kam Xuan Court and Sheung Shui Xupu Court Tanghu Court.

▼On February 6, Yuen Long Guang continued to be closed for disinfection▼


Yuen Long Plaza outbreak in early February, the Department of Health urged the entire mall to be closed for disinfection

The remaining one is the only private building today. It is Yuen Long Plaza, which was hit by the epidemic in early February. The announcement stated that in addition to the residential buildings upstairs in the shopping mall, the shops from the ground floor to the fourth floor of the shopping mall must be subject to compulsory inspection. Since the government re-introduced forced inspections, there have been rare cases of forced inspections of shops.

Wong Tai Sin and Sha Tin have the most buildings on the list

Among the 18 districts in Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Sha Tin have the largest number of buildings on the list, each accounting for 4 buildings. The former includes three buildings in Park Chuk Yuen South Village Guiyuan Building, Diamond Hill Fung Tak Village Ban Fung Building, and Tsz Wan Shan Tsz Ching Village Ching On Building The remaining HOS flats are Block 8 of Choi Yee Garden, San Po Kong; San Fong House, Sun Chui Estate, Tai Wai, Shatin District, Ying Chuen House, Shui Chuen O Estate, Lee Shing House, Lee On Estate, Ma On Shan, and Kam Fung Court Kam Xuan Court.

On Hong Kong Island, there are only two buildings on the list, including Pik Long House in Shek Pai Wan Estate in Aberdeen and Shui Shing House in Siu Sai Wan Estate in Chai Wan, both of which are public housing.

▼On February 6, there was a long queue at the testing center in Yenlang District▼


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The authorities pointed out that if you have been in the announcement building for more than two hours between March 24 and April 6, you must be tested between April 7 and April 8.

Those who have tested positive in the past three months will not be required to undergo mandatory testing, authorities said.

Those who are required to undergo compulsory testing must go to mobile sampling stations, community testing centers or accredited local medical testing institutions for professional swab sampling and testing, while young children can continue to be tested with stool samples.

Authorities stressed that citizens cannot use rapid tests.

▼From March 22, the mandatory inspection announcement will be listed on the list▼


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