The fifth wave of the epidemic continues to run rampant, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases in Japan and Hong Kong.
The Food and Health Bureau issued a new list of mandatory testing announcements today (9th), with 25 more buildings on the list.
Among them, 15 buildings in public housing estates were involved, including a building in Yat Ming Estate, Shatin, which was listed on the list for two consecutive days.
As for Yuen Long District, 4 buildings were included in the announcement, ranking among the top 18 districts in Hong Kong, including 7 Blocks of Park Wai Mansion in Tin Shui Wai.
The government requires people who have been in the 25 places during the specified period to be tested for the virus from tomorrow to the next day (10th to 11th).
Public housing accounts for 15 buildings and HOS housing accounts for 8 buildings in Yuen Long District with the most buildings on the list
In response to multiple positive tests, 25 designated places were included in the mandatory testing notice today.
The newly listed buildings involve 15 public housing buildings and 8 buildings involving HOS estates, including King Tao House, Kwong Ming Court, Kwong Lung House, King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O; Shing Yee House, Tin Shing Court, Tin Yuet Estate, Tin Shui Wai Yue Wing Building; Hing Lam House, Kwong Lam Court, Shatin, Heng Tsui House, Fu Hang Estate, Tai Po, Po Shan House, Po Pei Court, Kwun Tong, and Fung Chin Court, Diamond Hill, etc.
In addition, only the Yifa Building in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island needs to be inspected.
▼On April 8, the enclosure inspection of Shifu Building in Shili Village▼
According to the announcement, anyone who has been in the announcement building for more than two hours from March 27 to April 9 will be required to undergo mandatory testing from April 10 to April 11.
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 instead.
Compulsory testing｜Involving 25 residential buildings, Shatin again tops the list Involving private buildings in Hao King Bay and New Tuen Mun Center Epidemic｜62 more people died in the fifth wave, a total of 8492 deaths, a 60-year-old long-term bedridden male patient died and the district was closed｜Hsien-you, Hsien Keng Village, Shatin This afternoon, the building is surrounded by strong inspections, and the operation will be completed tomorrow afternoon. 2,535 new cases will be confirmed. Rapid test positive rebound Zhang Zhujun: The majority of no symptoms indicate that there is a response.