A spokesman for the Health Bureau today (August 15) said a staff member of the Bureau had tested positive for COVID-19 through a polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid (PCR) test.
The officer is the Press Secretary to the Secretary for Health. She wore masks and followed relevant disease prevention measures at work. She has no recent travel history and last went to work on August 15.
The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau; and the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, took PCR test this afternoon and the results are all negative.
The Health Bureau will conduct thorough cleaning and disinfection operations at the relevant offices, and will continue to arrange for relevant staff members to undergo COVID-19 tests.
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