Health authorities have on Friday detected nine preliminary positive cases in the lockdown declared at Hung Lok House at Hung Fuk Estate in Yuen Long. As of midnight, 1,450 residents within the “restricted area” had undergone testing and nine tested preliminary positive for the coronavirus. Health officials visited 550 households door-to-door during the operation and about 46 of them didn't answer. Households that didn't answer the door are urged to contact health officials as soon as possible. The lockdown was triggered yesterday after sewage samples taken from the building came back positive for the coronavirus.

Source: The Standard February 11, 2022 17:50 UTC