The Government today announced that six COVID-19 cases were found in the compulsory testing exercises for the restricted areas in Sha Tin and Tuen Mun.

It made restriction-testing declarations yesterday to cover Cypress House of Kwong Yuen Estate in Sha Tin and Block 13, Yuet Wu Villa in Tuen Mun.

Two positive and five indeterminate cases were found in Cypress House where around 1,220 people were tested. One sample needs to be re-tested.

At Block 13 of Yuet Wu Villa, 579 people underwent testing. Four of them tested positive for the virus and five indeterminate cases were found.

The Centre for Health Protection will follow up on the cases.