The SUN HK : WWide Plaza under compulsory testing again, along with Central promenade

24 May 2021

By The SUN

It's the second time this month a compulsory testing order was issued for World-Wide Plaza

WorldWide Plaza, the shopping mall frequented by Filipinos, has been put under compulsory testing again, following the discovery that a Filipina domestic helper who had been there on Sunday, May 16 was carrying the coronavirus variant.

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Another place she visited that has been put under the same order is the Central and Western District Promenade (area by the harbour) except Tamar Park on Lung Wo Road. Anyone who had been to the area on May 9 or May 16 must undergo testing.

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All persons subject to the order must take the Covid-19 test by Wednesday, May 26, except those who got tested between May 21 to May 23. Those who had completed two shots of a coronavirus vaccine 14 days before are also exempt.

This is the second time this month that the shopping mall of WorlWide House has been put under compulsory testing notice. The first one was issued on May 7, after another Filipina with the variant reported going to there, as well as Statue Square in Central.

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Meanwhile, an overnight lockdown of Tower 6 of Island Harbourview in Tai Kok Tsui ended at 9:30am today, with no one being found infected. The housing block is where the employer of the 46-year-old infected worker resides.

A government statement said no one among 380 residents they checked failed to comply with the compulsory testing order. Occupants of a further 40 flats are still being contacted.

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Meanwhile, two other premises where a nurse who also tested preliminary positive on Sunday have also been put under compulsory testing.

The order covers anyone who spent at least two hours at Kam Wing House at Kam Hay Court in Ma On Shan between May 10 and 23, and the Virtus Medical Centre in Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, on May 14 or Friday.