Mid-levels Residential Blocks Locked Down For Tests

Four residential blocks in Mid-levels were locked down on Saturday evening for mandatory Covid-19 testing. The move followed a recent surge in new cases, caused by a super-spreader at the Ursus gym in nearby Sai Ying Pun.

The lockdown began at 8.30 pm with residents of blocks 1 and 2 of Robinson Place on Robinson Road, as well as phases 1 and 2 of Blessings Garden on Conduit Road, being ordered to take a coronavirus test before 2 am on Sunday, and then await the results at home.

The ambush-style lockdown was imposed after the gym cluster grew to 99 confirmed cases on Saturday.

Earlier, the head of the University of Hong Kong's medical school, Professor Gabriel Leung, said this weekend would be crucial to containing the gym outbreak.

He said sewage samples for the Central and Western District had shown that not all cases had been found and that action was needed to stop a fifth wave.

Officials say they expect the operation to be completed by 9 am on Sunday.

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