Compulsory Testing Ordered For 27 Locations

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2022-02-17 HKT 23:18

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  • The Centre for Health Protection reported 6,116 new Covid cases and 6,300 preliminary positive cases on Thursday. Photo: RTHK

    The Centre for Health Protection reported 6,116 new Covid cases and 6,300 preliminary positive cases on Thursday. Photo: RTHK

The government on Thursday evening issued compulsory testing notices (CTNs) ordering people who had visited 27 specified places to get tested for Covid.

The affected buildings include five residential blocks in Tin Shui Wai, four in Yuen Long, and two each in Tuen Mun, Tseung Kwan O and Wong Tai Sin.

CTNs were also issued for buildings in 12 other districts across Hong Kong.

The government said the compulsory testing requirement also applied to people who had been vaccinated.

The Centre for Health Protection said Hong Kong reported 6,116 coronavirus cases on Thursday.

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