Tai Tung Wo Liu Village, Sai Kung
The first case of Covid-19 infection in the Sai Kung area for nearly three months has been reported by Centre for Heath Protection today (25/5). The case involves a domestic helper working in Tai Tung Wo Liu Village, Sai Kung.
The new local case e involves a 37-year-old female Filipino (case number: 11836). She is a domestic helper and arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines on 20 March. She underwent quarantine at the Ramada Hong Kong Grand View in North Point from 20 March to 10 April. Upon completion of quarantine, she then stayed in her employer’s residence at Tai Tung Wo Liu Village, Sai Kung. In accordance with the requirements of Compulsory Testing Notices (CTNs), she underwent testing at a community testing centre on 9 May and the result was negative. She subsequently underwent another testing at the community testing centre in Ma On Shan Sports Centre on 22 May and tested positive. The test result by the DH’s Public Health Laboratory Services Branch revealed that the patient carried the N501Y mutant strain and the E484K mutant gene but did not carry the L452R mutant gene. The patient has been asymptomatic and tested positive for antibodies after admission to hospital. According to the patient, she had been to the Fo Tan Branch Office of the Immigration Department on 30 April and 11 May; to Block 8 of Villa Oceania in Ma On Shan, where her relative lived, on 9 and 16 May; and to Ma On Shan Park on 1, 2 and 23.
All residents and visitors to No. 49, Tai Tung Wo Liu Village, Sai Kung are urged to report for compulsory testing on the following dates 27/05/2021, 31/05/2021, 05/06/2021 and 12/06/2021. Full details of the testing procedure can be found at https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/202125124e/egn202125124278.pdf
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