Testing ends at Tsuen Wan ambush lockdowns

The government at 7 am on Tuesday finished its compulsory testing at ambush lockdowns at two buildings in Tsuen Wan. They had been enforced at 8 pm on Monday after untraceable and preliminary positive Covid-19 cases were detected in the buildings.

All residents of the buildings had been required to stay at home and undergo coronavirus tests overnight. Officials are now checking whether residents at Fu Yung Building and Belvedere Garden Phase 2 have completed them.

As of 1 am, about 280 and 915 people had undergone testing at Fu Yung Building and Belvedere Garden respectively. No cases have been found.

The government says it will follow up on residents who didn’t answer the door and take a test. The number is about 15 and 20 households in each of the respective buildings, though some of the flats may be vacant and some families are already in quarantine.

Meanwhile, health authorities are appealing to anyone who’s been to the Optimal Family Health clinic in The Centrium since March 29 to take a Covid test. It’s the workplace of one of two people found with a highly-infectious mutant strain of the virus.

Hong Kong reported 12 confirmed infections on Monday, only one of which was locally acquired.

There were also fewer than 10 preliminary positive cases.