11 million tests in 10 days: Wuhan lines up after COVID-19 cluster

They quickly announced a plan to test all residents of the city, which number roughly 11 million.It’s unclear if the government can gather enough test kits and arrange test site logistics in that time frame. Government notices for testing sites went out through social media, paper fliers, and announcements on loudspeakers.Further ReadingCOVID-19 resurges in reopened countries; Wuhan sees first cluster in a monthOne post on social media read: “A nucleic acid test is your responsibility to yourself, your family and society… Please support and cooperate.” Another notice urged residents to “leave no one behind” in the effort to test everyone.The Times reports that the city has set up rows of tents in the first neighborhoods and social media posts show pictures of dozens of residents standing in safely-spaced lines to get swabbed by medical workers in full protective gear.The government is reportedly targeting elderly communities, densely-populated neighborhoods, and neighborhoods with rural migrants in the first wave.But the Times noted there were reports of confusion in some districts for how to get residents tested.