Hong Kong fourth wave: lockdowns in Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood, Mong Kok building yield one preliminary-positive Covid-19 case
- People living at 7A-27A Pitt Street, 2-50 Tung On Street, 833-889 Canton Road and 10-16 Dundas Street were to have been screened by 2am on Friday
- Mandarin Court on Shanghai Street in Mong Kok later placed under lockdown also
A smaller testing zone in Mong Kok produced no new infections after screening 70 people, though three close contacts of previously confirmed cases were identified and sent to quarantine centres.
The two operations began just hours after the city had confirmed 22 new coronavirus infections on Thursday.
Both lockdown areas had flats in which no occupants could be reached – including 240 units in Yau Ma Tei – and authorities said they would follow up with unresponsive households.
People living in buildings at 7A-27A Pitt Street, 2-50 Tung On Street, 833-889 Canton Road and 10-16 Dundas Street were to have been screened by 2am on Friday, while Mandarin Court on Shanghai Street in Mong Kok was also placed under lockdown from 8pm.
A government spokesman said residents would have to remain in their homes until test results were released.