Top Hong Kong COVID expert says mass-testing plan 'unhelpful' - Manila Bulletin

HONG KONG, China — One of Hong Kong's top coronavirus experts on Thursday joined a growing chorus of criticism over plans to test the entire city, saying doing so during its worst-ever outbreak would have little impact. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The Asian financial hub is registering tens of thousands of new cases each day, overwhelming hospitals and shattering the city's zero-Covid strategy. China has ordered local officials to stamp out the current wave even as studies estimate as many as a quarter of the city's residents may have already been infected. Authorities plan to test all 7.4 million residents later…