China sends medical team to Hong Kong to increase COVID-19 testing

China has sent a seven-member team to Hong Kong to help increase coronavirus testing in semi-automous region as it races to halt a third wave of disease. According to reports, seven members are first to arrive in Hong Kong, of 60 members that are expected to reach former British colony to step-up COVID-19 measures. delegates from mainland China are first ones sent by Beijing to assist Hong Kong in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic since outbreak was first reported in December last year.

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As per reports, seven-member team consists of six specialists from initial epicentre Wuhan and one from public hospitals in Guangdong province. Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam on August 1 said that city asked for help from Beijing due to a growing number of cases in past few weeks. According to China's National Health Commission, Hong Kong has recorded 3,396 cases so far, of which 31 people have died and 1,858 h been cured and discharged from hospital. Hong Kong has been logging in triple-digit new infections daily for past 11 days. 

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city is also witnessing widespre protests from past one year, which turned massive last month following Beijing's decision to implement new national security law for Hong Kong. People are coming out in large numbers to protests, which authorities fear could be one of reasons behind increasing cases. city's election commission recently suspended legislative election that was due in September citing a surge in COVID-19 cases, which also garnered condemnation from local and international community. 

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