Expert says blanket campaigns should not turn into norm in areas of low risk A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test in Huangpu district, East China's Shanghai, on May 8, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Mass COVID-19 nucleic acid testing should only cover regions at risk of the novel […]
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test at Xidan area in Beijing, May 14, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Beijing will accelerate its epidemiological investigations and complete centralized quarantine work swiftly to contain the spread of COVID-19 at the community level, Xu Hejian, spokesman for the city government, said […]
Novel approaches being taken to limit spread of highly transmissible variant Medical workers went to test residents of a village in Jinpu New Area of Dalian, Liaoning province, on March 15, 2022. (LI DONG / FOR CHINA DAILY) An increasing number of Chinese cities have been performing regular nucleic acid testing among their residents to […]
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for nucleic acid testing in Daxing district, Beijing, capital of China, April 30, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Beijing still has hidden infection risks at the community level, with the total number of COVID-19 cases hitting 453 as of Tuesday, according to a senior city official. […]
Medical workers prepare to carry out nucleic acid tests in Chaoyang district of Beijing, on May 2, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Beijing will require all residents living and working in 12 districts to take three consecutive nucleic acid tests on May 3, 4 and 5 to curb the COVID-19 epidemic and cut transmission, a senior […]
Medical workers take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in Kangcheng community, East China's Shanghai, March 19, 2022. (XINHUA) The first international standards for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing was released by the International Organization for Standardization on Tuesday. Efforts to draft and adopt these standards were spearheaded by […]
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for COVID-19 nucleic acid test in Shanghai, April 9, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – China will maintain its dynamic zero-COVID approach as the country is at a critical moment in the fight against COVID-19, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission said Tuesday. The […]
City rushes to find possible infections to prevent situation from getting worse Farmworkers who have been stranded in urban Changchun, Jilin province, are organized on Sunday to return to their homes in the countryside. They will soon begin seasonal sowing work. (WANG QIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY) A new mass nucleic acid testing campaign was […]
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a woman for nucleic acid test in Changning District of east China's Shanghai, April 1, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) SHANGHAI/BEIJING – The transmission of COVID-19 in Shanghai is in a period of "rapidly rising," and the city is expected to see more infections in the near future, […]
Residents queue to receive nucleic acid tests at a residential area in East China's Shanghai, March 21, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) SHANGHAI – More than 14 million residents in China's economic hub Shanghai have taken antigen testing to screen COVID-19 infections, according to a press conference of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission held Sunday. Medical […]
Spread of virus slowing as city continues third round of testing A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 nucleic acid test in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Nov 14, 2021. (PHOTO / IC) Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning province, is expected to soon curb the spread of the […]
Residents line up to take COVID-19 nucleic acid tests in Macao, Aug 4, 2021. (XINHUA) MACAO – The Macao Special Administrative Region's government announced the second mass nucleic acid test for all residents as health authorities reported another new COVID-19 infection on Saturday, bringing the tally to 66. The latest infection was related to an imported case […]
Team overcomes difficulties and develops strategies to handle workload Editor's Note: On Aug 10, a circular released by the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism against COVID-19 stipulated that all-inclusive testing on populations of 5 million or less should be completed within two days, and a three-day limit was set for populations of more […]
Residents queue up to have their swab samples collected for COVID-19 nucleic acid tests in Xiamen, Fujian province, Sept 14, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) XIAMEN – Xiamen, a port city in east China's Fujian province, has started a citywide nucleic acid testing due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence in the city, authorities said Tuesday. All […]
An inflatable laboratory for COVID-19 testing begins operation in Guangzhou on June 1, 2021. (ZHENG ERQI / CHINA DAILY) More effective and concrete measures to prevent and control the spread of novel coronavirus will be introduced in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, a health official promised on Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases and asymptomatic carriers […]
Residents undergo nucleic acid tests at a community in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on May 26, 2021. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINADAILY.COM.CN) The gene sequencing of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, indicates it is very similar in structure to the mutated strains detected in India, a senior health official from the city said on Sunday. […]
Passengers wearing face masks walk through Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct 25, 2020. (TAO RAN / FOR CHINA DAILY) To co…
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a child at a COVID-19 testing site in Qiaoxi district of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei province, Jan 20, 2021. (MU YU / XINHUA) SHIJIAZHUANG – Shijiazhuang, a megacity in north China's Hebei province, completed three rounds of citywide nucleic acid testing in 17 days to […]
Medical workers explain to visitors at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center's section in Xuhui district stopped offering outpatient services on Jan 21, 2021. (PHOTO BY GAO ERQIANG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) Shanghai residents can still look forward to a calm and safe Spring Festival despite new COVID-19 cases in the city, said an expert leading pandemic control […]
