Ho Pak-leung, head of the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Infection said on Tuesday that a Covid-hit restaurant in Yuen Long need not be suspended from business as their staff was not the source of infection. Read more: Yuen Long hotpot cluster infection rises to 12 as HK adds 233 new casesThe infectious disease expert noted that the environmental samples taken from Peony Golden Court were all negative, and the restaurant had already been cleaned and disinfected. Ho criticized the suggestion as “out of touch,” with the rapid test requirement similar to compulsory daily rapid testing, as nearly half of the city’s workforce usually dine out. “Of course, it’s only the view of one expert, and the government has yet to make a response. I personally don’t think the administration would consider it,” Wong said, adding that the practice would be impossible in reality.

Source: The Standard May 10, 2022 15:31 UTC