Hong Kong may pull in other government departments to help with pandemic efforts, adviser says, as city faces 40 new Covid-19 cases

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A government adviser told a radio programme on Saturday that the customs and immigration departments may be brought in to help collect test samples The revelation came as the city was facing 40 new coronavirus cases, potentially a new low in the city’s ongoing fourth wave A government adviser said on Saturday that non-public health personnel, such as customs and immigration officials, may be brought in to help collect test samples. Hong Kong was expecting fewer than 40 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, as a leading government adviser revealed authorities could deploy immigration and customs officers in a bid to...