An effort to find out asymptomatic Covid-19 patients in the community.
More than 117,000 people have signed up for the voluntary testing by noon, according to the Hong Kong government.
Except for children under six years old and people who had undergone throat or nasal operation before, all holders of valid HKID cards or birth certificates who are asymptomatic can participate in the program, a government spokesman said in a press release issued on Friday. Within minutes of completing the online form, a message with detailed information including the testing venue and time slot will be sent to a registrant’s phone number.
Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen said on Saturday morning that the mass virus testing can help identify asymptomatic patients, cut off invisible transmission chains in the city and contain the spread of the virus as early as possible.
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