CHENGDU: Ma Zhao, a middle-aged woman in Chengdu, Sichuan province, waited among some 30 people at a hotel in the city to get a nucleic acid test.
“The line was long. But it took me only seconds to go through the procedure of having my (nucleic acid) sample collected. I will see the result early tomorrow morning,” said the woman, who will attend a large-scale meeting in the city later this week. “The conference organizer has financed the test. It’s a must for all participants,” she added. Meanwhile, many residents of villages and locations related to the recently confirmed cases in Chengdu are getting tests offered free of charge by local health centers. During this latest outbreak, Wen Fu, a taxi driver in Chengdu, said he had seen some changes in the city.
Streets in the city became less congested overnight as fewer vehicles and people went out after the first two COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Monday.
“There is only about half the normal traffic volume in the streets,” said Wen, who has been a taxi driver for about 20 years. In addition to the free tests for certain locations affected, there are 141 hospitals and organizations in Chengdu where individuals can pay to get nucleic acid tests, according to Fan Chuan, an information officer with the provincial health commission.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
