Hong Kong residents urged not to panic ahead of mass Covid testing

Hong Kong reported 31,008 new Covid-19 cases and 153 deaths on Sunday as the city’s chief secretary said residents should not worry about a looming mass testing scheme, with details to be announced and authorities ensuring a steady supply of food. The global financial hub is clinging to a “dynamic zero” Covid strategy as a massive spike in infections pushed hospitals, isolation centres and funeral parlours beyond capacity. Health experts said around 15 per cent of the city’s 7.4 million residents are already infected. The comments by chief secretary John Lee on his blog, came as supermarket shelves were stripped…