The goal is to test 350,000 people, or 80% of the population over age 5, by Sunday. India used the rapid tests to increase testing for the virus nearly five-fold this summer. South Tyrol hospitals are at a breaking point, with more than 93% of beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients, down from a recent peak of 99%. Within the first two hours of the rapid tests, 24,000 or some 4.4 % of the province had participated in mass screening, with nearly 600 testing positive, or 2.5%. Hopes for a true return to normalcy remain pinned globally on the success of recent vaccine tests.

Source: ABC News November 20, 2020 15:59 UTC