China builds permanent COVID testing stations for life after lockdown:
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China sets up permanent PCR testing stationsShanghai has completed 9,000 stations; sites in residential areas, industrial parks and office buildings are intended to enable testing within 15 minutes.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Vice-mayor Wu Qing said that 5,000 of Shanghai’s 9,000 testing stations were already operating.
- Nearly 25 million Shanghai residents remain under some form of lockdown as the city battles China’s largest coronavirus outbreak to date.
- The new system is intended to require a negative PCR result for entry to public spaces, although the required test age remains unclear.
- Beijing said on Thursday that public buildings would require regular testing with a result no older than seven days, while Hangzhou promised 10,000 permanent stations and a test taken within 48 hours for scenic attractions.
5,000 were already operating.— Wu Qing, Shanghai vice-mayor, said on Friday.
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