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Mass testing is a key reason behind South Korea’s sliding death rate, which is one-10th of the US’s and UK’s and down from 0.88 per cent two months ago, even as cases have surged eighty-fold.

Hong Kong’s priorities may now lie in timely treatment of the seriously ill and vaccinating the elderly, but it should also bear in mind the experience of its neighbour.

The top priority must be to vaccinate the vulnerable, followed by targeting quarantine, social distancing and mask mandates. The faster a coherent strategy to end the pandemic emerges, the sooner Hongkongers’ morale will return.

With universal testing likely to go ahead, although the timeline hasnt been confirmed, here are things employers in Hong Kong need to ensure they have policies for in case of any partial or rolling lockdowns. 

Readers discuss regulations for community isolation facilities, the chief executive’s juggling act over mass testing, the startling emergency alert sent out to the public, proper use of consumption vouchers and policy priorities amid the pandemic.

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Readers discuss the potential health and environmental risks of used self-test kits for Covid-19, seniors struggling with contradictory information, and the UN agreement on curbing plastic pollution.

The surge in Covid-19 case numbers and deaths in Hong Kong means its strategy must evolve. While people in many countries have had to face extended and stringent restrictions on their movements, mass testing here would be accompanied by a ‘limited lockdown’.

Readers discuss the suggestion that mass testing be delayed, the treatment of children during the pandemic, what the city should prioritise during the fifth wave, the continuing ban on some flights, and parking spaces for people with disabilities.

Education staff to perform supporting roles at mass testing centres, such as distributing care kits and supervising logistics.