Hong Kong to test entire population of 7.5m for Covid in March
by Vincent Ni and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5WCX7)
Carrie Lam announces mandatory mass testing as virus surge threatens to overwhelm healthcare system
The entire population of nearly 7.5 million people in Hong Kong will have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing in March, the city's leader has announced, as the territory grapples with its worst outbreak, driven by the Omicron variant.
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, said the population would be tested three times in March, and the territory's testing capacity would be boosted to 1 million a day or more. Since we have a population of some 7 million people, testing will take about seven days," she said.
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