About 50 Hong Kong schools a day expected to join voluntary Covid-19 testing scheme for teachers and other staff
- Programme open to all of Hong Kong’s 130,000 school staff begins on Monday and is expected to run until January
- City records three new Covid-19 cases and its first coronavirus-related death in more than a month
The city recorded three new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday and its first virus-related death in more than a month. Two of the new infections were linked to a growing Covid-19 cluster involving a staycation holiday in Mui Wo. The third was imported and involved a domestic worker arriving from India.
A man, 70, who had battled the virus for nearly three months died in the morning.
The testing scheme for teachers and staff at kindergartens and primary, secondary and special schools starts on Monday. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said he expected about 50 schools to take part each day.
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“Having more people in a school getting tested is a way to protect students,” said Yeung, who stressed staff would not be forced to join.