China News Service, Hong Kong, December 14 (Reporter Wang Jiacheng) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government gazetted on the 14th, any person who was in Guidong, Dong Tau (2) Village, 183 Tung Tau Village Road, Wong Tai Sin from November 22 to December 14 Those who stayed for more than 2 hours, including but not limited to residents, visitors and staff, must undergo a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 on or before December 19.
Data map: Guidong Building, Tung Tau Village, Wong Tai Sin, personnel wearing protective clothing assisted residents in access.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health said on the 14th that in view of the recent 6 confirmed cases of new crowns in Guidong Building involving 15-room units on 3 different floors, it has coordinated with relevant government departments and agencies to inspect, investigate and review Guidong Building in the afternoon of the same day. Whether the case's infection has environmental factors.
Since the units of the confirmed patients were on the 23rd floor or above, after consulting experts, the Health Protection Center decided to take prudent infection control measures.
The Department of Health will issue a quarantine order to the asymptomatic residents of Unit 15 on the 23rd to 30th floors of Guidong Building and arrange them to stay in the quarantine center.
If residents develop symptoms, they will be sent to hospital for treatment.
The Center for Health Protection also stated that it will conduct rapid antigen testing for residents of 15-room units on other floors and other units of the same unit on the upper and lower floors of Guidong Building where the source is not clear.
In addition, the SAR government has cited the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing for Certain People) Regulations" to require people who have been in Guidong Building for more than 2 hours to undergo testing after the 22nd.
Beginning on the 15th, the SAR government will arrange contractors (BGI) to set up mobile sampling stations at the badminton court and volleyball court (near the ground floor of Guidong Building) in Dong Tau (2) Village. The service hours are from 10 am to 8 pm every day. It is tentatively scheduled to open until December 19th.
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