Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Sunday said they had completed citywide testing of more than 11 million people for Covid-19 after a resurgence of cases more than a year after the coronavirus first emerged there. By Saturday, the city had recorded 37 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and found 41 local asymptomatic carriers in the latest round of mass testing, Xinhua reported. Authorities said they quickly mobilised more than 28,000 health workers at around 2,800 sites for the testing campaign. China brought domestic cases down to virtually zero after the coronavirus first emerged in the city in late 2019, allowing the economy to rebound and life to return largely to normal. Beijing has also tightened overseas travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain the rising cases.

Source: Mint August 08, 2021 16:07 UTC