Top official: Hong Kong needs to strengthen testing measures to fight Covid-19


Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (fourth right) chats with members from the Correctional Services Department during an inspection of the compulsory testing in the specified "restricted area" in Jordan on Sunday (Jan 24, 2021). - China Daily/Asian News Network

HONG KONG, Jan 24 (Xinhua): Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that since the Covid-19 pandemic rebounded in Hong Kong, testing measures have to be strengthened to cut off silent transmissions.

The HKSAR government has required specified persons of high risk to undergo compulsory testing on a mandatory basis, as a more focused and precise approach, to effectively deal with outbreaks of specific high-risk groups, Cheung said in his blog.

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