Gov’t officials eye universal COVID-19 testing to help Hong Kong return normal

People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, July 20, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] HONG KONG – Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government called on residents to actively participate in the upcoming universal community testing of COVID-19 and expected the testing will help Hong Kong return normal at an early date. The more people participate in the testing, the faster will Hong Kong contain the epidemic, Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung said Sunday in an online article. Cheung said the testing program is aimed at screening asymptomatic…