Prognosis
How China Tested 11 Million People for Virus in Just Two Weeks
- Government trying to avoid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases
- Wuhan using batch testing to assess multiple samples at once
Medical workers take swab samples from residents in Wuhan on May 15.
Photographer: AFP via Getty Images
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Wuhan is set to complete the testing of its entire population of 11 million as China pours massive resources into avoiding a resurgence of Covid-19 infections.
Hitting the goal at a time when the U.S. and other countries are struggling to implement adequate testing has required mobilizing thousands in the city where the pathogen was first identified. All residents and those listed in the identity documents of locals have been contacted for an assessment and local authorities have reported just one new case since the two-week program kicked off on May 13.