Beijing, the capital of China, tests COVID-19 many times for nearly 22 million people

Objectives of the functional sector Beijing is to act faster than the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thereby stopping the source of infection soon.

Nearly 22 million people in 12 inner-city districts of Beijing started test three consecutive rounds in three days. By May 5, 11 urban districts here will complete six-round testing for all residents. Particularly, the heaviest district in Trieu Duong deployed 7 rounds of testing. In just the first three rounds of testing, the city cost the equivalent of $227 million.

Nearly 22 million Beijing residents have been tested in multiple rounds. (Photo: AP)

Out of 51 cases COVID-19 In the last 24 hours, five cases were detected from the recent mass testing. Beijing city now has 36 medium and high risk areas with nearly 400 cases in the past 12 days.

During the five-day International Labor Day holiday, almost 23 million Beijing residents did not leave the city because they were busy testing. In addition, the local government recommends that people stay at home and eat and drink at home.

People entering amusement parks must have negative test results within 48 hours. All eateries are not sold on site. Strict disease prevention measures in many major cities during the holiday caused a great loss of revenue for China’s service and tourism industry.

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