Hong Kong: HK determined to beat COVID-19
Chief Executive Carrie Lam
The new wave of epidemic that began in late November appears to have reached its peak in mid-December. The measures strictly implemented by the Government to prevent the importation of cases and the spread of the virus in the community have gradually yielded results. Despite fluctuations, the number of daily confirmed cases has already shown a downward trend. That said, compared with the previous wave, the current wave of epidemic is subsiding at a notably slower rate. Whether there is an epidemiological reason for this remains to be determined by experts, but according to our observations, public awareness in complying with social distancing measures is obviously lower than before. Anti-epidemic fatigue is probably one of the reasons why the virus remains with us. I strongly urge citizens to stay at home to fight the epidemic, which in itself is an act to support the frontline anti-epidemic personnel.
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Hong Kong: Mandatory virus tests for estate
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The Government today gazetted a compulsory testing notice to require people who had been at Fung Chak House, Choi Wan (II) Estate for more than two hours from December 15 to 28 to undergo COVID-19 testing by December 31.
It had earlier sponsored a multi-disciplinary team at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to conduct a preliminary study on monitoring the COVID-19 virus level in sewage.
The study revealed that the sewage samples in Ming Lai House and Fung Chak House at the estate constantly tested positive, implying that people infected with the virus might be present at the relevant places.