Hong Kong Entrenches Covid Testing Requirements for Residents

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong will make Covid PCR tests available within walking distance for about 5 million people and slash prices as the government entrenches testing requirements for residents as in mainland China.

The city will convert some of its mobile stations into community testing centers, meaning there’ll be a network of 85 facilities spread across the financial hub, the government said Thursday in a statement. About 70% of the population will be able to reach one of the locations within a 15-minute walk from their home, it said.