A medical worker wearing protective gear takes a swab sample from a resident at a testing center in Shatin, Hong Kong, Sept 1, 2020. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government has reminded the public that the 19 community COVID-19 testing centers, which provide free testing services to those who are subject to compulsory testing and targeted groups, have sufficient capacity to serve self-paid users to make bookings for tests for cross-boundary travel.
The self-paid service charge is capped at HK$240. The contractor will issue within 24 hours the nucleic acid test report, which is suitable for applying for the Hong Kong Health Code
The community testing centers provide self-paid specimen collection services through combined nasal and throat swabs and COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing, the government said in a statement issued on Tuesday. The self-paid service charge is capped at HK$240.
The contractor will issue within 24 hours the nucleic acid test report, which is suitable for applying for the Hong Kong Health Code.
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At present, the community testing centers provide close to 40,000 online booking places per day. The booking system displays each center’s booking status for the next two weeks.
Those who need the test report for travel are reminded to fill in relevant travel information such as the Home Return Permit or other travel documents when making an online booking.
They have to bring original documents and the booking confirmation SMS to the community testing center for registration so that the identity number can be quoted on the test report, according to the government.
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