A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (March 17) said that a foreman of the FEHD received a positive result when undergoing a COVID-19 rapid antigen test.
The staff member works in the FEHD's office on the eighth floor of Fa Yuen Street Municipal Services Building, 123A Fa Yuen Street. The foreman last performed duties on March 13, and has been wearing masks and following relevant disease prevention measures at work.
The FEHD has arranged thorough cleaning and disinfection work at relevant places in accordance with the Centre for Health Protection's advice, and will arrange for the staff concerned to undergo COVID-19 testing. The FEHD's Food Import and Export Section (Hong Kong and Kowloon Office) on the same floor of the above-mentioned building has to be temporarily closed. Service is expected to gradually resume later today after the completion of cleaning and disinfection work. Importers seeking consignment clearances at the FEHD's Food Import and Export Section (Hong Kong and Kowloon Office) may proceed to the section's other office, located on the second floor of Fa Yuen Street Municipal Services Building.
The FEHD has been strictly implementing disease prevention measures during the epidemic. Staff members are reminded to pay attention to personal hygiene and to stay vigilant. They should seek medical advice immediately if they develop symptoms of COVID-19.
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