After customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland, anyone going north and returning to the mainland must have a 48-hour negative nucleic acid test, but the community testing center only serves people over the age of 3.
The Medical and Health Bureau announced tonight (9th) that starting tomorrow (10th, Tuesday), testing centers and testing stations will extend their services to children under 3 years old.
The medical staff of the testing center will assess whether the individual is suitable for swab sampling to ensure that the sampling procedure is carried out under safe conditions.
▼On January 9, Lu Chongmao visited the Community Testing Center of To Kwa Wan Sports Center▼
Lu Chongmao visited To Kwa Wan Community Testing Center
The Medical and Health Bureau stated that in response to the needs of customs clearance, community testing centers or testing stations will expand their services to children under the age of 3 from tomorrow after assessing their operational experience, and they can be collected by professionals at community testing centers or testing stations Swab samples for testing, including "throat swab" nucleic acid testing at the mainland's own expense.
If necessary, medical staff at community testing centers or testing stations will assess whether individuals, especially infants under one year old, are suitable for swab sampling to ensure that the sampling procedure is carried out under safe conditions.
The Secretary of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lo Chung-mao, visited the community testing center at the To Kwa Wan Sports Center this morning to understand the operation of the relevant nucleic acid testing arrangements after the first phase of customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland was implemented yesterday (8th).
He said that the center was operating smoothly, and the staff were able to provide the citizens with the information and support they needed. Appropriate crowd control measures had been put in place inside and outside the venue, and the citizens who came for testing were also in order.
He also talked with the staff of the testing center, thanking them for their contributions to customs clearance and the fight against the epidemic.
▼Citizens line up for nucleic acid testing on January 7▼
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25,000 self-funded nucleic acid tests per day starting last Friday
Lu Chongmao said that since last Friday (6th), community testing centers or testing stations in Hong Kong have conducted an average of more than 25,000 nucleic acid tests at their own expense every day, and the current testing capacity is still sufficient.
In addition, although the safe travel system has ceased to operate, he suggested that citizens can continue to use the test registration code in the program. In addition to ensuring the accuracy of registration information, the test process will also be smoother and faster.
At present, there are more than 80 community testing centers/testing stations in various districts in Hong Kong, providing self-funded nucleic acid testing services for people traveling to the Mainland.
In order to meet the needs of customs clearance, the opening period for online appointment testing has been increased from the next 2 weeks to the next 4 weeks.
As of 6:00 p.m. today, there will still be an average of 100,000 appointments per day in the community testing centers or testing stations in Hong Kong for the next three days.
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