Hong Kong Threatens to Knock Down Doors to Force Covid Tests

Government has launched several mini-lockdowns across the city
Recent targeted Covid tests reveal no positive cases

Government workers prepare a mobile testing unit outside a building under lockdown in the Kwun Tong neighborhood of Hong Kong, on Jan. 31.Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg

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By Iain Marlow, Natalie Lung, and Chloe Lo

February 2, 2021 at 3:02 AM UTC

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February 2, 2021 at 5:02 AM UTC

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Hong Kong is threatening to knock down the doors of residents who don’t respond to authorities conducting mandatory-testing blitzes, as the city tries to end a persistent winter wave of coronavirus cases.