By The SUN
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| People who falsely report a positive result on a rapid test can face prosecution |
The Centre for Health
Protection has called on the public to be truthful when declaring their
positive results from rapid antigen tests to a government platform (www.chp.gov.hk/ratp/) as it reported one
case of suspected fake reported result.
According to a statement issued by CHP on Thursday, the case was referred to police for follow-up and possible prosecution.
Apart from this, 170
people who tested negative on random confirmatory PCR tests have been sent to Penny’s
Bay Community Isolation Facility for further observation and testing.
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The CHP said it conducted the tests on 11,992 randomly selected individuals who reported their RAT results on the platform.
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While no prosecution has been made of people who do not report their positive RAT results, health officials say those who do make a report should be truthful or they could be prosecuted for making false declarations.
As of Thursday, Mar 23, the CHP said it had received a total of 390,340 effective submissions to the platform.
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To complete the process, individuals who have completed the initial declaration must use a link provided in the SMS message to upload supporting documents, including a copy of their HK ID cards and a photo of their positive RAT results, within 24 hours.
They will then be issued by CHP with isolation or quarantine orders which they can download.
The declaration platform
was launched on Mar 7 for those who have tested positive on RAT so their cases
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RAT results are also
important in helping the government to get a more accurate picture of the
extent of infection in the community.
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"In order to facilitate the CHP to grasp the epidemic situation more accurately as well as to provide more appropriate and timely support for patients with higher risks, it is of paramount importance that individuals truthfully report positive cases via the Declaration System without delay,” said the statement.
The information submitted to CHP can also serve as a formal record of one’s infection and recovery which will be necessary in scheduling vaccination, sick leave arrangements and certification for traveling, said the statement.
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For example, recovered persons may present relevant records issued by the Declaration System to be exempted from the Vaccine Pass within the validity period, or to get the required number of doses to complete their vaccination.
In future recovered persons will be given individual QR codes which they can download online, and add to their vaccination records.
For Filipino migrant workers, documents from the Declaration System can also serve as proof of their Covid-19 infection in claiming a USD200 financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
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