Sham Shui Po building goes into compulsory testing

The government late on Sunday said a building in the Sham Shui Po specified area had met the criteria for compulsory testing for Covid-19. The building is on Nam Cheong Street.

Residents of buildings in specified areas have to be tested if there is a single Covid-19 case, or if sewage samples have constantly tested positive. A specified area is not the same as a restricted area, which involves a lockdown, and was seen in Jordan over the weekend.

The Sham Shui Po specified area is delineated by Yen Chow Street to the north-west, Tai Po Road to the north-east, Maple Street to the south-east, and Lai Chi Kok Road to the south-west.

The criteria for testing are the same as the broader Jordan specified area, which was set up last Wednesday. Jordan also had a core area, where residents of all buildings had to be tested, even if there were no reported cases. The core area was later part of the Jordan restricted zone, which went into lockdown on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the government said two other buildings in other districts also met the criteria for testing. They are On Chui Street in Kwun Tong and Taikoo Shing Road in Eastern,

Buildings outside specified areas face compulsory testing if there are at least two unlinked cases in separate units over a period of 14 days.