Startled by that screeching sound from your mobile phone? Emergency alert sparked wild fears, but Hong Kong leader says Covid information needed to get out

Nuked by Russian President Vladimir Putin or struck by an earthquake? Wild scenarios ran through the minds of many Hongkongers when a loud, high-pitched whine erupted from their mobile phones and other devices for about 10 seconds on Wednesday.Sounding like a mini air raid siren, the alert was accompanied by a text informing residents that Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) had been turned into a designated hospital for Covid-19 patients, a development the Post reported the day before, quoting a…

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