Hong Kong fourth wave: single coronavirus infection of any kind in block will trigger mandatory testing for all residents
- Authorities take tougher action to bring Hong Kong’s health crisis under control before Lunar New Year
- Wah Fat Building in To Kwa Wan and Tower 9 of Gold Coast Phase II in Tuen Mun placed under lockdown for mandatory testing on Saturday night
The new measure took effect immediately on Saturday, less than a week after the government lowered the previous compulsory testing threshold from two unlinked infections per block to one.
Officials confirmed 19 new coronavirus infections citywide on Saturday, three of which were imported and six untraceable. This took the city’s overall tally to 10,608, with 186 related deaths. Around 20 people tested preliminary-positive for the virus.
Authorities conducted their now-daily lockdown operations, this time at Wah Fat Building in To Kwa Wan at 8pm and Tower 9 of Hong Kong Gold Coast Phase II in Tuen Mun at 8.30pm, to enforce compulsory screening of residents overnight.
Lockdowns in Yuen Long and Ma On Shan uncovered no cases the previous night after 1,033 residents were screened, but two people were fined HK$5,000 for not getting a test within the set time.