Shanghai Pushes Ahead with Mass COVID Tests As New Cases Spike

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18 March 2022 16:20 WIB

A man has his swab sample taken at a mobile nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on a snowy day in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in COVID-19 infections, but some districts were easing lockdown rules in an effort to minimise disruptions. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

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People line up amid snowfall at a mobile nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. China has been battling its worst COVID outbreak since the virus first emerged in Wuhan in 2020. It reported 2,388 new local cases with confirmed symptoms on March 17, almost double the count a day earlier. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

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A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a residential compound in Shanghai, China March 17, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

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A child has her swab sample taken at a mobile nucleic acid testing site near a Catholic church, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

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A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects her gloves after conducting a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mobile nucleic acid testing site on a street in Beijing, China March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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A woman gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a mobile nucleic acid testing site on a street in Beijing, China March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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