Government follows up on positive results of sewage surveillance and appeals to residents to undergo virus testing
The Government announced today (November 26) that in order to fight the coronavirus epidemic, the Environmental Protection Department and the Drainage Services Department have been collecting sewage samples for virus testing in all districts, and had detected positive results in some areas, indicating that there may be hidden cases in the premises within these areas.
Rapid test
As regards positive sewage testing results with relatively high viral loads in the following areas, the respective District Offices will commence distributing about 40 000 sets of the COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits to residents, cleaning workers and property management staff working in the following areas for them to take the test on their own, in order to help identify infected persons:
Please refer to the press release for details
The Government announced today (November 26) that in order to fight the coronavirus epidemic, the Environmental Protection Department and the Drainage Services Department have been collecting sewage samples for virus testing in all districts, and had detected positive results in some areas, indicating that there may be hidden cases in the premises within these areas.
Rapid test
As regards positive sewage testing results with relatively high viral loads in the following areas, the respective District Offices will commence distributing about 40 000 sets of the COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits to residents, cleaning workers and property management staff working in the following areas for them to take the test on their own, in order to help identify infected persons:
- Sha Tin District – King Tin Court, Golden Lion Garden Stage II, Sheung Keng Hau and Ha Keng Hau
- Yuen Long District – Meadowlands, Tak Hing Building, Tak Cheung Building, Parkview Garden, Sheffield Villas, Tin Sam Villa and Casa De Oro
- North District – residential premises around Luen Cheong Street (See Annex)
Please refer to the press release for details