China, which is considered the birthplace of the coronavirus, is all set for a new record. The country aims to test more than nine million residents of the port city of Qingdao within five days following a minor outbreak of the Covid-19.
On Sunday six cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Qingdao originating in a hospital. With this, the health department got alerted and decided to test five districts within three days and the whole city within five days.
As soon as new cases came to light in this order the medical staff conducted almost 140,000 tests in Qingdao city. In June, more than 20 million corona tests were performed in Beijing alone.
Although the deadly virus originated in China, the number of cases and deaths is very low compared to other countries in the world.
On Sunday six cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Qingdao originating in a hospital. With this, the health department got alerted and decided to test five districts within three days and the whole city within five days.
As soon as new cases came to light in this order the medical staff conducted almost 140,000 tests in Qingdao city. In June, more than 20 million corona tests were performed in Beijing alone.
Although the deadly virus originated in China, the number of cases and deaths is very low compared to other countries in the world.