[From this newspaper]The government called on the public to carry out rapid testing for three consecutive days from yesterday, but the distribution of epidemic prevention service kits was blocked. A large number of citizens reported to this newspaper that they had not received the epidemic prevention kits. Some people quoted the management office as saying that the Home Affairs Department had confusion in distribution, which prevented the management office from dispatching the epidemic prevention kits on their behalf. On the other hand, some people resell the epidemic prevention kits online at a price of 50 yuan, and some people split up proprietary Chinese medicines and masks for “independent listing”.
Some villagers have not received
Readers generally reported that they had not received the epidemic prevention kits for a long time, which prevented them from self-testing according to the government’s call. Among them, Mr. Liu, who lives in a village in Yuen Long, said that he had called the 24-hour telephone hotline of the Home Affairs Department on Wednesday to inquire regarding the distribution arrangement, but the staff of the hotline said that he might not answer the inquiries regarding the distribution situation and asked him to go to the designated “epidemic prevention service”. “Package” to fill in the omission and supplement the distribution station to re-issue the epidemic prevention package.
Some villages are chaotic
Liu pointed out that the location is far from the village, and it takes “two rides” to get there. However, a notice for the distribution of epidemic prevention kits appeared at the entrance of the village on Thursday, saying that the village office would not distribute the epidemic prevention kits until the next Monday following the completion of the “National Rapid Test”. He believes that it is once morest the government’s measures to jointly test and identify cases on designated days, and many villages that have been forwarded by the Home Affairs Department to the Rural Association for distribution also have this problem.
A villager living in another village also faced the same problem. He tried to inquire with the village chief, but was unable to find the village chief. Later, he went to the booth where the Yuen Long District Office distributed supplies, but because he failed to show the notification card, he was only given a quick test kit, but no proprietary Chinese medicines, masks and other supplies. Urban residents are also not immune. Mr. Yau, who lives in Wanchai, also said that he did not receive the epidemic prevention package. He pointed out that the management office quoted Wanchai District Office staff as saying that there was confusion in the distribution, and the epidemic prevention package was delayed.
Some people are waiting to receive the epidemic prevention service package, while others resell the epidemic prevention package for 50 yuan without profit. Some people also split and resell masks and proprietary Chinese medicines, priced at 20 to 48 yuan, and some offered to add 10 yuan to buy Lianhua Qingwen capsules. In response to the inquiry, the online sales platform stated that it is unacceptable to seek benefits in this way, so that people in need cannot use resources, and it has listed government epidemic prevention kits or any anti-epidemic items distributed by the government for free on the list of contraband. The sale of related items is prohibited.
