Chengdu: Authorities in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, apologized on Saturday for the failure of the city’s new nucleic acid testing system on Friday, while resulted in long testing lines on a rainy night.
“We feel empathy, anxiety and deeply guilty, and sincerely accept the public’s criticism and express our sincerest apologies to the people of the city,” the city’s COVID-19 control headquarters said on Saturday.
Chengdu reported 72 COVID-19 cases and 52 asymptomatic infections on Saturday, bringing the current tally to 850 and 345 respectively, according to the Sichuan Provincial Health Commission.
Following four days of citywide nucleic aid testing from Thursday, the city will launch three more days of testing from Monday to Wednesday, the city’s COVID-19 control headquarters said on Sunday.
Citywide static management was imposed at 6 pm on Thursday following the latest outbreak, which began on Aug 25. Residents are required to remain at home and unnecessary business activity has been suspended.
Households under lockdown are permitted to send one member with a negative nucleic acid result taken from within 24 hours to go out for two hours each day to buy supplies. Residents requiring medical treatment may enter and leave their residences with community consent, according to epidemic control regulations.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
