Personal assistant to SEE tests positive for COVID-19
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The personal assistant does not need to have contact with the public and has no recent travel history. She wore masks and followed relevant disease prevention measures at work. She last performed duties on December 9.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, undergoes professional swab sampling COVID-19 nucleic acid tests regularly. The result of the nucleic acid test taken today was negative. He has also been conducting COVID-19 rapid antigen tests every day, and the results were all negative.
The EEB has conducted thorough cleaning and disinfection operations at the relevant offices, and has arranged for relevant staff members to undergo COVID-19 tests in accordance with the advice from the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
Ends/Monday, December 12, 2022
Issued at HKT 21:06
Issued at HKT 21:06
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