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Central and Western District Office distributes rapid test kits to foreign domestic helpers

In view of the suspected existence of silent transmission chains in the community, the Government appeals to persons with infection risks to undergo voluntary testing as soon as possible. The Central and Western District Office, together with other departments, distributed 3,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits to foreign domestic helpers on January 22 and 23, and urge them to take the test by themselves, for effective and early identification of whether they have been infected, so as to better protect infected persons and their families.