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Students, athletes, businesses and Hong Kong itself are experiencing stunted growth while the rest of the world leaves us behind. The city and its leaders must ask look beyond short-term issues and ask hard questions about the end game and how much more Hongkongers can take.

Shanghai has reported 114,000 cases since the latest wave of outbreaks started on March 1, raking up more cases in a month than the previous two years combined.

Authorities have urged residents to test themselves daily from April 8 to 10, using kits sent to their homes.

The testing exercise, which has never been seen elsewhere in the world, was aimed to spot most of the infections and quarantine them in a quick manner to achieve a dynamic zero-Covid goal.

However, if a patient’s living environment is too crowded, or is also home to high-risk people, they will still be required to go to a government isolation facility.

Beijing’s zero-tolerance policy for the coronavirus has resulted in stringent lockdowns and mass testing in major cities such as Shanghai, where several European firms have their Asia headquarters.

Readers discuss the hurdles elderly face in complying with testing demands, the importance of ties with the mainland, and adapting Hong Kong’s pandemic policies.

China is mass testing residents after reporting more than 13,000 new COVID-19 cases across the country on Monday, with about 9,000 of those cases being in Shanghai.

Dr Edmund Lam says about 3 million residents will participate in the at-home testing exercise, but many may not want to report their results to authorities.

China reported more than 13,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide Monday, with about 9,000 of those cases being in Shanghai.