HAD distributes complimentary COVID-19 rapid test kits to cleansing workers and property management staff in Kwai Tsing, Southern District and Wong Tai Sin (with photos)
In light of the positive test results for the COVID-19 virus from some sewage samples collected in Kwai Tsing, Southern District and Wong Tai Sin, the Home Affairs Department (including the Kwai Tsing District Office (K&TDO), the Southern District Office (SDO) and the Wong Tai Sin District Office (WTSDO)) today (February 20) distributed a total of about 2 380 COVID-19 rapid test kits (rapid test kits) to cleansing workers and property management staff living and working in the districts.
The K&TDO distributed rapid test kits to cleansing workers and property management staff working in Shek Lei (I) Estate, Shek Lei (II) Estate and On Yam Estate for voluntary testing through the Housing Department and the property management companies.
The SDO also distributed rapid test kits to cleansing workers and property management staff working in Ap Lei Chau Estate for voluntary testing through the Housing Department and the Estate’s property management company.
In addition, the WTSDO distributed rapid test kits to cleansing workers and property management staff working in Tsz Man Estate for voluntary testing through the Estate’s property management company.
The Home Affairs Department made the above arrangements in the hope of identifying infected persons early, so as to better protect the infected persons and their families. However, the Government stresses that rapid test kit testing is not a substitute for the Government’s compulsory testing requirement.
For more information on rapid test kits, please view the following demonstration video produced by the Centre for Health Protection, the Department of Health: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeDummTkpA0&t=1s.
The Government appeals for the co-operation of members of the public to safeguard the health of themselves and their families by undergoing testing on a voluntary basis and fighting the virus together. The Government urges all individuals who are in doubt about their own health condition, or individuals with infection risks (such as individuals who visited places with epidemic outbreaks or had contact with cases that tested positive), to undergo testing promptly for early identification of infected persons to reduce the transmission risks of COVID-19.
