The plan comes after Wuhan reported the first cluster of new COVID-19 infections since the city reopened after a 76-day lockdown on 8 April.
WUHAN - Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city's entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state media reported Tuesday.
"Each district should make plans and arrangements to conduct nucleic acid tests on the entire population in its jurisdiction within a 10-day time limit," the notice said, although it was unclear when testing would begin.But an official from the Dongxihu District epidemic prevention and control commanding office told AFP that they have "not yet received news about this notice".
"Neighbourhoods without any cases don't need to screen every person," Wu said, while large-scale screening should focus on "key jobs" and other criteria. Virus clusters have appeared recent weeks in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang, which border Russia.
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