Government follows up on positive results of sewage surveillance and appeals to residents to undergo virus testing
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Compulsory testing
In response to the positive sewage testing results in Tuen Mun and Wong Tai Sin, the Government exercises the power under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) and publishes in the Gazette a compulsory testing notice, requiring any person who had been present at the following specified premises (see Annex) during the specified period to undergo a COVID-19 nucleic acid test-
- Sewage Testing Area Tuen Mun Tai Hing Gardens 03 (THG-03) - Blocks 10 and 11, Phase 2, Tai Hing Gardens, Tuen Mun
- Sewage Testing Area Tuen Mun Chelsea Heights 04 (CH-04) - Blocks 5 and 6, Phase 2, Chelsea Heights, Tuen Mun
- Sewage Testing Area Wong Tai Sin 022 (WTS-022) - Towers 1 to 6, Grand View Garden; and Commercial and Car Park Block, Grand View Garden, Wong Tai Sin
- Sewage Testing Area Wong Tai Sin Kingsford Terrace 1 (Kingsford Terrace 1) - Blocks 1 to 5, Kingsford Terrace, Wong Tai Sin
The Government strongly reminds members of the public to strictly follow the compulsory testing requirements and undergo testing on time as required. The above compulsory testing requirement applies to those who have completed a COVID-19 vaccination course as well. They are advised to closely monitor their health conditions. They should seek medical attention and undergo testing even if they have only mild symptoms.
Details of the compulsory testing notice are available on the website of the Centre for Health Protection, the Department of Health, via www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/105294.html .
Rapid test
As regards positive sewage testing results in Tuen Mun and Yau Tsim Mong District, the Home Affairs Department (including Tuen Mun District Office) will distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits to residents and all cleansing workers and property management staff working in the following areas starting from tomorrow (February 7) for them to take the test on their own, in order to help identifying infected persons –
- Sewage Testing Area Tuen Mun Leung King Estate 03 (LKE-03) (Part) - Siu Lung Court, Tuen Mun
In addition, the Home Affairs Department (including Yau Tsim Mong District Office) will distribute three sets of COVID-19 rapid test kits to all cleansing workers and property management staff working in the following area (see Annex) through the Hong Kong Property Services Alliance and the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies for them to take the test on their own, in order to help identifying infected persons. The Government appeals to residents and those working in these areas who have been exposed to infection risks to undergo testing on a voluntary basis to achieve "early identification, early isolation and early treatment".
- Sewage Testing Area Yau Ma Tei Site 2A (YMT Site 2A) - (Area around Portland Street and Mong Kok Road)
If positive test result is shown on the test kit, medical attention should be sought at the Accident and Emergency Departments promptly to receive appropriate diagnosis and treatment at the earliest possible time. Residents tested positive should stay home as far as possible to avoid spreading the virus in the community. The Government stresses that rapid test kit testing is not a substitute for the compulsory testing requirement. Individuals who are in doubt about their own health condition, who have visited places with epidemic outbreaks or have had contact with persons tested positive, etc, should undergo testing promptly at testing centres.
In addition, the EPD has uploaded the boundary of places with compulsory testing notice issued due to the sewage samples tested positive and related information to the dashboard of the thematic website "Together, We Fight the Virus", to facilitate the reference from the public, via
https://chp-dashboard.geodata.gov.hk/covid-19/en.html.
Ends/Sunday, February 6, 2022
Issued at HKT 23:59
Issued at HKT 23:59
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