Hong Kong residents wait for coronavirus testing amid a surge in cases. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong residents wait for coronavirus testing amid a surge in cases. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Coronavirus: Hong Kong has no plans for ‘wholesale city lockdown’, leader Carrie Lam insists, as record 55,000 new Covid-19 cases confirmed

  • Carrie Lam says government is still refining the details, and while there will be some form of plan ‘limiting individual movements’ a complete lockdown will not happen
  • Sources say universal testing could begin on March 26 and last for nine days under a preliminary plan

Hong Kong residents wait for coronavirus testing amid a surge in cases. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong residents wait for coronavirus testing amid a surge in cases. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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