BEIJING: The city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak originated in China, conducted 222,675 nucleic acid tests on Saturday, the local health ...
People wearing face masks are seen at Wuhan Railway Station, in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the coronavirus disease outbreak, in the Hubei province, China, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly SongBEIJING: The city of Wuhan, where the COVID-19 outbreak originated in China, conducted 222,675 nucleic acid tests on Saturday, the local health authority said on Sunday , nearly doubling from a day earlier.
Wuhan kicked off a campaign on May 14 to look for asymptomatic carriers - people who are infected but show no outward sign of illness - after confirming last weekend its first cluster of COVID-19 infections since its release from a virtual lockdown on Apr 8.
Residents who were previously tested do not need to participate in the campaign. Those who test positive now will be notified as soon as possible.No confirmed cases with symptoms were identified from May 14 to May 16, though 28 new asymptomatic carriers were found, according to daily reports published by the Wuhan health authority.
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