Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid tests for all residents

Residents line up to get tested for coronavirus at a temporary testing centre despite the rain in Hong Kong (Kin Cheung/AP)

Hong Kong will test its entire population for Covid-19 in March, the city’s leader said, as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the Omicron variant.

The population will be tested three times in March, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said at a news conference.