Boost for HK virus fight


Mass testing: Hong Kong residents queueing at a makeshift testing centre. — Reuters

Beijing: The Chinese mainland has scaled up its support to Hong Kong as the special administrative region (SAR) went all out to get a grip on the spiraling Covid-19 outbreak, with a team of medical experts and mobile testing labs arriving in the region.

Mainland authorities, led by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the National Health Commission, have set up a special task force to coordinate efforts to support Hong Kong’s efforts to contain the fifth wave of the pandemic.

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