BJ doubles daily nucleic acid testing capacity

BEIJING: The daily nucleic acid testing capacity of Beijing had surged from 100,000 to more than 230,000 as of Saturday amid efforts to contain the resurgence of domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases. The number of designated institutions for nucleic acid testing in the city had increased from 98 to 124 over the past week, Gao Xiaojun, a spokesman for the municipal health commission, told a press conference Sunday. Among the institutions are 20 disease control centers, 73 hospitals and 31 medical laboratories, said Gao.
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