Coronavirus: public health experts urge Hongkongers not to panic as hundreds line up for Covid-19 screening in Tai Po
- Chinese University expert David Hui says situation in Tai Po a ‘lot less severe’ than what was seen in Wong Tai Sin during third wave of pandemic
- But respiratory medicine specialist Leung Chi-chiu says outbreak severity will depend on emergence of secondary transmissions from places visited by infected patients
Seven of those cases were linked to a staycation holiday in Mui Wo, while the remaining two had untraceable origins. The latter involved a local barman and an office worker whose wife is a primary schoolteacher who tested preliminary positive on Monday.
The government has arranged for free screenings in the area, with mobile-testing stations near Kwong Fuk Estate, where three patients live, and a mobile van distributing deep throat saliva sample collection bottles among local residents. On Monday, health authorities extended the screening time from 5pm to 8pm.
At about 3pm, more than 100 people queued up for screenings at the estate’s volleyball court.
A 30-year-old man surnamed Chan, who works in marketing, said he decided to get tested after hearing about a confirmed Covid-19 case at A Inn Club, a bar in Tai Po.
