(CNA News: Hong Kong to begin mass COVID-19 testing on Sep 1, says Carrie Lam)


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A health worker puts a swab sample from a taxi driver into a container for COVID-19 test at a makeshift testing station in a parking lot following the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. (Photo by=Reuters/Tyrone Siu) [à¬"¢"žà¬"¹Å“à¬"¢"žà«"°´à¬Å ¤à­" µà¬"¹ =ૠˆà¬"¢...ହ´à«"šËœ સ°à¬Å¾] Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday (Aug 21) that mass testing of residents for COVID-19 will begin on Sep 1, as she warned people not to be complacent despite a steady fall in the number of new infections. The testing, which will be done with the assistance of a 60-person team from the mainland, is the first time Chinese health…