Hong Kong starts mass voluntary coronavirus testing as China distrust swirls, East Asia


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HONG KONG - The government rolled out its free universal testing for Covid-19 on Tuesday (Sept 1), but some have called for a boycott of the voluntary mass exercise to try and identify those infected. Close to 600,000 people - about 8 per cent of the population - have signed up to get themselves tested as of Tuesday morning. Of the 141 centres opened across the city, 97 centres have been fully booked on Day 1 of the exercise, while at least 14 were fully booked for the rest of the week. When asked about whether the sign-up rate is...