Several Buildings Locked Down For Covid Testing

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2022-03-15 HKT 16:10

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  • Tip Ling House at Tuen Mun’s Butterfly Estate is among the buildings locked down on Tuesday. Image courtesy: Information Services Department

    Tip Ling House at Tuen Mun’s Butterfly Estate is among the buildings locked down on Tuesday. Image courtesy: Information Services Department

The government has locked down several public housing blocks for testing after sewage samples taken from the buildings tested positive for Covid-19.

They include Tip Ling House at Tuen Mun’s Butterfly Estate, Sin Sam House of Lung Hang Estate in Sha Tin, Hang Chun House of Cheung Hang Estate in Tsing Yi, Lai Kuk House of Lai Kok Estate in Sham Shui Po, Fu Yuen House of Chuk Yuen (South) Estate in Wong Tai Sin and Tin Chu House of Shun Tin Estate in Kwun Tong.

The operations are expected to wrap up between 11am and 1pm on Wednesday.

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Last updated: 2022-03-15 HKT 16:42

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