Hong Kong leader 'deeply sorry' for testing queues as COVID surges

By Jessie Pang and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she is deeply sorry and anxious about long queues at coronavirus testing centres and isolation facilities after a record number of new cases left authorities scrambling. Hong Kong's daily COVID-19 infections nearly doubled to a record 1,161 cases on Wednesday as the global financial hub battles a surge that is proving to be the biggest test of its "dynamic zero" policy of virus suppression. The city is due to report 986 new infections on Thursday, broadcaster TVB reported. Writing on her official Facebook page,…