Initial results from Hong Kong’s universal testing blitz have identified six infections, in the first indication the experiment will uncover hidden cases even with only a small segment of the population participating.
The new asymptomatic infections emerged after 128,000 samples were processed in the first few days of a Beijing-backed campaign to offer everyone in the city a free test. About 917,000 residents are registered for it and 521,000 have been tested as of Friday morning, trailing the 3 million turnout hoped for by the lab running the project.
