Hong Kong Cements Covid Tests With Centers Just a 15-Minute Walk

Hong Kong will make Covid PCR tests available within walking distance for about five million people. The city will convert some of its mobile stations into community testing centers. About 70% of the population will be able to reach one of these locations within a 15-minute walk from their home. A PCR test that gives results within 24 hours will cost HK$150 ($19), down from HK $240 currently. The move underscores the balance authorities are trying to strike between re-opening with a world that's living with the virus and not straying too far from the zero-tolerance approach deployed in mainland China.