A 27-year-old male police constable posted to Tsuen Wan District and a 50-year-old male auxiliary police constable posted to Tin Shui Wai Division, preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. Yesterday (February 5), the male police constable felt unwell and sought medical treatment in a government hospital. The male auxiliary police constable works full-time in Yuen Long Plaza and was arranged for COVID-19 test. They both preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. They have no travel history in the past 14 days. They wore face masks during their tour of duty. Their last working days were February 3 and 4 respectively.

     Police are highly concerned and have the following messages:

(1) While awaiting further assessment and recommendation by the Department of Health (DH), all police officers and civilian staff who might have been in contact with the officers concerned have been arranged to undergo COVID-19 tests as instructed by the DH;

(2) All facilities in the offices concerned have been sterilised;

(3) All officers have been reminded to maintain personal hygiene and reduce social contact to minimise risks of infection. If feeling unwell, they should consult a doctor and report the case immediately;

(4) Police will deploy resources flexibly to ensure provision of policing services of the areas concerned remains unaffected.

     Police will maintain close communication with the DH and provide assistance in tracing the pathology, by proactively providing information such as the duty record and roster of the officers concerned. Arrangements will be made for close contacts to be conveyed to quarantine centres to undergo quarantine.

Ends/Sunday, February 6, 2022
Issued at HKT 20:45

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