BEIJING, KOMPAS.com – More than 4 million people have been tested swab in just two days in the port city Qingdao, China.
The government plans to conduct tests swab to 9 million people in Qingdao after the discovery of a small number of cases Covid-19 in that city.
On Sunday (11/10/2020), the Qingdao authorities reported the six most recent cases of Covid-19 which made them decide to test 9 million of its inhabitants for five days.
People lining up to be tested for swabs snaked at test sites set up in several locations on Tuesday (13/10/2020). CTV News.
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Health workers put on personal protective equipment (PPE) and set up tents to collect samples of all Qingdao residents.
Residents said on social media that community representatives informed them of the nearest test site.
The Municipal Government of Qingdao, on Tuesday evening local time, said as many as 4.2 million samples had been collected.
They added that except for the six confirmed cases and six previously announced asymptomatic infections, no new cases had been found.
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China has shown off its rapid testing capabilities to test Covid-19.
The Chinese Communist Party is also eager to demonstrate its ability to manage the pandemic to its people and foreigners.
The country has since bounced back corona virus appeared at the end of last year and forced them to apply lockdown which is weighing on the economy.
The country “Panda” also really wants to be the first country to produce coronavirus vaccine with several companies from China conducting final-stage clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
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