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Wuhan Workers Line Up for Mass Testing After Lockdown Lifted

Companies test all employees for coronavirus and antibodies
“We cannot take the risk,” says Kone Elevators official

Kone employees line up outside the company’s office building in Wuhan, April 9.Photographer: Claire Che/Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

April 9, 2020 at 10:45 AM UTC

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Companies in Wuhan are requiring employees to draw blood or have their throats swabbed before returning to work, reflecting the high level of anxiety that remains in the Chinese city as it emerges from a months-long lockdown.