Hong Kong's health officials said that a lockdown in Aberdeen ended on Monday (Jan. 17) morning with no positive results found after they tested about 55 people.
The government on Sunday (Jan. 16) moved in to make a "restriction-testing declaration" effective from 7 pm, under which people within the specified "restricted area" in Aberdeen (i.e. 2-4 Tung Sing Road, Aberdeen, excluding the shops located on G/F of 2-8 Tung Sing Road) were required to stay in their premises and undergo compulsory testing.
Persons subject to compulsory testing were required to stay in their premises until all such persons identified in the area had undergone testing and the test results were mostly ascertained.
In this exercise, the Home Affairs Department (including the Southern District Office), the Hong Kong Police Force, and the Auxiliary Medical Service mobilized around 80 staff to arrange for implementation of the declaration and enforcement actions for breaches of the compulsory testing notice issued earlier.
The government reminds the about 10 households who have not answered the door to contact the government for arrangement of testing as soon as possible, in the hope of eliminating the possible risk of further spread of the virus in the community.
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