HK ready for universal virus testing


Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is well prepared for the launch of its Covid-19 universal testing programme, said a leading government official, as more than 553,000 people have registered online by 6 pm.

More than 6,000 medical workers had volunteered to participate in the programme, which started yesterday, and about 4,000 civil servants from 75 policy bureaus and departments have been assigned to facilitate administrative work, Hong Kong’s government said on Monday.

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