Sheung Shui Lockdown Finds 48 Covid Infections

Authorities on Thursday said they have uncovered 48 preliminary positive Covid cases as they wrapped up a two-day lockdown of a building in Sheung Shui.

An indeterminate case was also detected after residents of Ching Long House in Ching Ho Estate were ordered to do two tests in the past two days.

A total of more than 3,400 tests were done.

Those with a negative test result were allowed to leave the block from around noon.

The government sealed off the block on Tuesday evening after detecting the virus in its sewage samples, and extended the lockdown for a day after dozens of preliminary positive cases emerged among the residents.

Separately, authorities have extended the lockdown of Mun Wo House at Mun Tung Estate in Tung Chung, after 68 preliminarily positive infections and three indeterminate cases were identified.

The block has been sealed off since Wednesday evening after sewage samples there were found to contain the Covid-19 virus.

Officials expect to lift the lockdown in the late afternoon on Friday.

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