China's Qingdao completes COVID-19 testing for a lot more than 4 million persons after new infections
14 October, 2020
China said on Wednesday (Oct 14) it has carried out a lot more than 4.2 million tests in the port city of Qingdao, without new cases of coronavirus found among the almost 2 million sets of results received.
Qingdao, a significant seaport in China's eastern Shandong province, said on Monday that it would test the entire population greater than 9 million people after a small number of new infections were reported over the weekend at a hospital that had treated imported cases.
Five districts will be tested "within three days" and the whole city "within five days", the statement on Monday said.
The town reported six new COVID-19 cases and six asymptomatic cases lately Oct 11. The majority of the cases were from the Qingdao Chest Hospital, which has recently been locked down.
Buildings that the infected individuals are in have also been locked down within the virus containment measures.
Daily COVID-19 infections in China have fallen drastically from peaks early this season, but the country remains on high alert to be able to prevent painful lockdowns that led to an outright contraction of the world's second-largest economy.
Vast sums traveled across China for the Golden Week holiday last week as the united states edge back again to growth, while rapid tests and swift lockdowns have tamped down secondary waves of the virus.
China reported 20 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up from 13 cases a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Wednesday.
The National Health Commission said 14 of the brand new cases were imported infections from overseas. Six of the cases were local transmissions in Shandong province.
The commission also said another 18 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, weighed against 17 a day earlier. China will not count these patients as confirmed cases.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in China now stands at 85,661, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,634.
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