Civil servants who are in contact with the public are required to take regular quick tests. The number of civil servants tested every day reaches 106,000

The COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong has been repeated. The Civil Service Bureau said today (17th) that policy bureaux and departments will strengthen the rapid antigen testing of COVID-19 for government employees.

The government will require government employees to conduct rapid antigen tests on a regular basis or when necessary, including those who need to maintain the operation of policy bureaus or departments during emergencies, and who need to have contact with the public when performing their duties.

The number of employees required to be tested daily is expected to rise to more than 106,000 in the short term from about 78,000 in mid-April, accounting for 60% of government employees, with more than 35,000 people subject to regular risk-based rapid antigen tests, authorities said.

The authority said that government employees will be required to conduct rapid antigen tests on a regular basis or when necessary, including employees who need to maintain the operation of policy bureaus or departments in an emergency; employees who need to have contact with the public when performing their duties; Employees at risk of infection, or employees involved in maintaining the operation of important infrastructure and providing essential public services; employees with special needs for surveillance, such as those who have been in contact with confirmed cases or close contacts of confirmed cases in the office, and employees who need to undergo mandatory testing, etc. .

The authorities also stressed that they will review the testing arrangements for their employees from time to time in light of the development of the epidemic, and encourage government service contractors to make similar enhanced testing arrangements for their employees.

The authorities said that government employees have been reminded to remain vigilant, and policy bureaux and departments have been asked to continue to take targeted social distancing and epidemic prevention measures, including implementing flexible working hours and lunch breaks, arranging video conferences as much as possible, and reducing non-essential staff Activity.

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