Covid Lockdowns For Blocks In Four Areas

The government on Friday evening ordered lockdowns for residential buildings in Kai Tak, Sai Ying Pun, Wong Tai Sin and Sham Shui Po over the suspected spread of Covid-19.

Residents must get tested and stay at home overnight.

The Kai Tak tests involve Blocks 1-3 and 5-9 of K. City on Muk Ning Street, after sewage samples taken at the site were found to contain the virus.

The lockdowns of Tower 1 of Yuk Ming Towers on Third Street in Sai Ying Pun, and Block 14 of Tsui Chuk Garden in Wong Tai Sin, were ordered over infected patients.

A number of buildings in Sham Shui Po were also placed on overnight lockdown because of positive sewage samples. They are 107-131 Apliu Street (odd numbers), 11-17 Shek Kip Mei Street (odd numbers), 140-164 Yu Chau Street (even numbers), 112-126 Nam Cheong Street (even numbers), 195-223A Tai Nan Street (odd numbers), 1F Shek Kip Mei Street, 238-272 Lai Chi Kok Road (even numbers) and 66-72 Nam Cheong Street (even numbers).

Authorities said they expected to wrap up the operations by around 7am or 7:30am on Saturday.

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