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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Hong Kong is battling repeated surges in infections Hong Kong has begun a free universal Covid-19 testing programme, despite criticism that it is not effective and could be misused for surveillance. The voluntary mass testing is being conducted with the help of medical staff from mainland China. A health workers union has criticised the effort as an inefficient waste of resources while activists have said it could be used to collect DNA samples. Authorities have dismissed the criticism as a smear campaign. Why is Hong Kong doing the mass testing? Hong Kong has so far...
