(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong's 10th consecutive day of "closure" operations completed, no confirmed cases were found

  China News Service, Hong Kong, February 10 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government quoted the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Compulsory Testing of Certain Persons) Regulations" to make a restriction and test announcement, which will be specified in To Kwa Wan from 7 pm on the 9th "Restricted areas" carry out mandatory new coronavirus detection operations.

Related law enforcement actions ended at about 10 am on the 10th. About 1,700 residents in the area underwent mandatory testing, and no confirmed cases were found.

  The "restricted areas" specified by To Kwa Wan this time include Kiu Yu Building, No. 86-94H, Luo Shan Road, To Kwa Wan, and Kiu Fat Building, No. 96-106J, Luo Shan Road, and the SAR government announced the completion of the mandatory inspection at about 7:15 on the 10th. The action was followed by law enforcement in the area to confirm whether all persons had been subject to mandatory testing in accordance with the relevant announcement and mandatory inspection announcement. The law enforcement action ended at 10 am, and the Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has revoked the relevant announcement.

  The SAR government expressed the hope that the more than 30 households in To Kwa Wan who did not respond to the designated "restricted area" will contact the SAR government as soon as possible after seeing the notice to eliminate the risk that the virus may have a chance to spread in the community.

In addition, the SAR government also issued an announcement on the evening of the 9th. Anyone who has been in the above-mentioned building for more than 2 hours between January 27 and February 9, 2021 will not be in the “restricted area” when the relevant announcement comes into effect. "Inside, they must also undergo compulsory testing before February 11.

  In this operation, the Home Affairs Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Kowloon City District Office, the Sai Kung District Office, the Police, the Fire Services Department, the Census and Statistics Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Auxiliary Medical Service mobilized a total of about 630 personnel. Arrange for the implementation of announcements and enforcement of the mandatory inspection announcements issued earlier.

  The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said before attending the executive meeting on the 9th that the SAR government had previously stated that the mandatory inspection of "restricted areas" would continue until February 10 (the 29th lunar month), unless there are unforeseen circumstances. Otherwise, no action will be taken during the Lunar New Year holidays (first to fourth day of the first month).

  The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government designated a "restricted area" for the first time on January 23 to carry out a mandatory inspection operation in Jordan, that is, the first "closed area", and subsequent operations have been carried out in many places throughout Hong Kong.

Since January 31, the SAR government has carried out the "closed area" operation for the 10th consecutive day.

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