Hong Kong offers universal Covid-19 testing, with Beijing's help


Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Friday, Aug 7, 2020. The semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong reports 95 new cases and three additional fatalities reported. The city of 7.5 million people has restricted indoor dining and require faces masks to be worn in all public places. - AP

HONG KONG, Aug 7 (AFP): Hong Kong's leader on Friday said China would help authorities offer free Covid-19 (coronavirus) tests to residents as infections continue to rise in a finance hub where a deep distrust of Beijing has become embedded.

Initially a poster child for the battle against the coronavirus, Hong Kong has seen a third wave brought in by certain business and logistic arrivals that were exempted from the compulsory quarantine rules.

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