Hong Kong third wave: do you really need a Covid-19 test, and what are the steps to take if you do?

Long queues outside Hong Kong’s public and private hospitals are becoming an increasingly common sight as residents seek out Covid-19 tests amid a third wave of infections that has seen clusters emerge everywhere from housing estates to elderly care centres to restaurants.The queues are forming despite local health authorities and experts explaining there is no need for testing in the absence of either symptoms or close contact with someone already confirmed to be infected. Heading to the…