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- New cases emerged for the first time in weeks in Wuhan
- The city, the cradle of the global pandemic, reopened on April 8.
- China has largely controlled the virus, but has been on the edge
Wuhan, China:
Wuhan plans to run coronavirus tests on the entire population of the Chinese city after new cases emerge for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state media reported Tuesday.
Authorities had been ordered at noon Tuesday to present plans to administer nucleic acid tests on all residents of the city of 11 million people, according to an official notice released by the media.
“Each district must make plans and arrangements to conduct nucleic acid testing on the entire population in its jurisdiction within a 10-day time limit,” the notice said, although it was unclear when the tests would begin.
The planned tests come after Wuhan reported the first group of new COVID-19 infections since the city reopened after a 76-day crash on April 8.
Six new cases were reported Sunday and Monday from a residential complex in the Dongxihu district.
But an official from the Dongxihu District Epidemic Control and Prevention Control Office told AFP that “they have not received any news about this notice yet.”
China has largely controlled the virus, but has come close to being hit by a second wave as it has lifted blockades and restrictions across the country.
Virus clusters have emerged in recent weeks in the northeast Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, which border Russia.
With the appearance of the virus in other nations, China has prohibited the majority of foreigners from entering the country.
Wuhan has reported 3,869 deaths since the new coronavirus emerged there in December, accounting for the majority of deaths in China. Scientists believe the virus jumped from animals to humans at a market that sold wildlife in the city.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is posted from a syndicated channel)
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