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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 hasn't 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.