Hong Kong Orders Citywide Covid Tests Three Times in March

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong will conduct compulsory testing of its entire 7.4 million population three times in March, deploying a key mainland strategy in a bid to slow an outbreak that’s pushed the city’s resources to the brink.

The financial hub will also maintain its strict social distancing restrictions until mid to end-April, while a flight ban on nine countries including the U.S., the U.K. and Australia will be extended to April 20, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday while announcing a raft of anti-pandemic measures.