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40m ago Hong Kong May Drop Mass Testing as Covid Priority, Ming Pao Says (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is considering prioritizing reducing Covid-19 deaths over a compulsory citywide test as authorities struggle to contain its worst wave of virus cases in the pandemic, local newspaper Ming Pao reported, citing a government source it didn’t identify.The shift comes after Liang Wannian, the leader of China’s National Health Commission’s Covid response team who is visiting Hong Kong to advise the city, suggested the financial hub focus on lowering deaths, reducing severe cases and stamping out infections, the paper reported.Hong Kong has been...
