Coronavirus: Hong Kong has not done enough to fight the next infection wave, health chief says, pointing to…


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Hong Kong has not done enough to prepare for a fifth wave of Covid-19 , including adopting digital contact-tracing systems to detect and prevent the spread of the pandemic, according to the city’s health minister. Health secretary Sophia Chan Siu-chee made the assessment at the Asia Summit on Global Health on Wednesday, with authorities gearing up for full border reopening with mainland China. An official delegation led by Chief Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu is in Shenzhen for a top-level meeting with their mainland counterparts on Thursday. They are expected to iron out details including a launch date for the move,...