Hong Kong leader urges suitable timing for mass testing effort

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk on the street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Compulsory mass testing for coronavirus would be useful but needs to be done at a suitable time, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday, following anxiety among the 7.4 million residents of the financial hub bracing for a citywide lockdown.

(Reporting by the Hong Kong newsroom; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)