Sham Shui Po Block Locked Down

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2022-02-07 HKT 21:38

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  • Officials say sewage samples from Fu Yuet House have given positive results to the coronavirus. Image courtesy of Information Services Department

    Officials say sewage samples from Fu Yuet House have given positive results to the coronavirus. Image courtesy of Information Services Department

The government sealed off a block in Sham Shui Po for testing on Monday evening, after sewage samples from the building came back positive for the coronavirus.

"It is suspected that there are asymptomatic patients in the building," a government spokesman said in a statement, referring to Fu Yuet House of Fu Cheong Estate

Officials expect the operation to complete at around 10am on Tuesday.

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