The epidemic rebounded in Hong Kong, and confirmed cases continued to spread in many districts.
The government said today (3rd) that sewage from the three districts of Tung Chung, Sham Shui Po and Ma Wan was positive and had a high amount of virus, involving Yu Tai Court in Tung Chung, Blue Sea and Blue Sky in Lai Chi Kok, and No. 1.
In nine housing estates and estates including West Kowloon and Park Island, the authorities will distribute about 260,000 rapid test kits to relevant locations for residents and relevant staff to test themselves.
▼Some buildings with positive sewage on August 3▼
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The government said that in response to the positive results of sewage tests in multiple districts and the relatively high virus load, the local District Office will distribute a total of about 260,000 rapid antigen test kits to residents, cleaners and property managers in the following locations for their self-testing , to aid in the identification of infected persons.
The affected locations are as follows:
Islands District - Yu Tai Court, Yat Tung (1) Village and Yat Tung (2) Village
Sham Shui Po District - Hoi Lok Court, Blue Sea and Blue Sky, No. 1.
West Kowloon, Hoi Ying Estate and Hoi Lai Estate
Tsuen Wan District — Park Island
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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The Hong Kong government reminds that people who have obtained a positive result for the first time with a rapid antigen test can declare through the "2019 Coronavirus Rapid Antigen Test Positive Results Person Declaration System" online platform.
If members of the public have difficulty using the online platform, they can call the automated system at 183 6119 to register their identity documents and telephone numbers.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will contact the person concerned to complete the declaration process.
In addition, when using the rapid antigen test kits, the public should pay attention to and follow the manufacturer's instructions, conduct the test and read the results correctly, and should take pictures immediately after reading the results for record.
Hands must be clean before and after the test, and non-essential supplies should be kept to a minimum in the sample collection area.
After testing, all components of the test kit need to be carefully wrapped, sealed and disposed of properly.
If the household environment is contaminated during sample collection, it should be disinfected with 1:49 diluted household bleach or 70% alcohol.
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