China News Service, March 25. According to the Hong Kong SAR Government News Network, the Hong Kong Department of Health announced that the Centre for Health Protection has further expanded its laboratory surveillance plan on the 25th, gradually covering free new coronavirus testing services to the United Kingdom and other European countries. Countries and the United States arrived in Hong Kong without symptoms to identify patients early and reduce the risk of community transmission.
In response to the development of the epidemic, the Hong Kong Department of Health has expanded the practice of sampling viruses for asymptomatic persons overseas, starting at 00:00 on the 25th at the Hong Kong International Airport to provide sample bottles for people arriving in the United Kingdom and other European countries to collect deep throat saliva samples for analysis. Virus detection.
Arrivals who have been provided with sample vials are required to collect samples at the residence in accordance with the instructions and return the samples to one of the collection clinics in the morning through family or friends.
If the test result is positive, the CHP will notify the person concerned as soon as possible and arrange for him to be admitted to a public hospital for treatment. In general, if no notification is received within 3 working days after the sample is returned, it means that the sample is negative for the test and the person concerned must continue to undergo mandatory quarantine until the end of the quarantine period.
The Hong Kong Department of Health urges arrivals who have been provided with sample vials to collect and arrange the return of deep throat saliva samples as soon as possible so that the Public Health Laboratory Service of the Protection Centre can conduct tests as soon as possible and identify asymptomatic immigrants as early as possible to reduce the risk of community transmission.