Over 4 Mln Sampled for COVID-19 Tests in East China City

A health worker takes a swab sample from a student for COVID-19 test at a stadium of Qingdao University in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 13, 2020. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

 

Over 4 million people had been sampled for nucleic acid testing as of Tuesday afternoon after the city of Qingdao activated a plan to conduct city-wide testing on Monday. So far, about 1.95 million of the collected samples have been tested, and except for the confirmed and asymptomatic cases already reported, no new positive samples have been found. Qingdao had reported six new confirmed cases and six new asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 since fresh cases emerged in the city over the weekend, according to the local authorities. 

Students queue for COVID-19 tests at a stadium of Qingdao University in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 13, 2020. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

Citizens queue for COVID-19 tests in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 13, 2020. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

Students queue for COVID-19 tests at a stadium of Qingdao University in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 13, 2020. [Xinhua/Li Ziheng]

(Source: Xinhua)