Covid

Hong Kong sees 31,008 COVID-19 cases ahead of mass testing scheme

A patient and her relative wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) wait outside the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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Hong Kong is still pushing ahead with its dynamic-zero COVID-19 strategy, even as that approach has been tested over the past few weeks. On Sunday, the city saw 31,008 new COVID-19 cases and 153 deaths. But city leader Carrie Lam has told people not to worry about the upcoming mass testing program and reiterated that there wouldn’t be a total lockdown.

The supermarket shelves are also looking a bit bare, with panic buying in full swing. However, authorities have said they are trying to get this sorted ASAP.

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