China’s Wuhan to start citywide testing in “10-day battle” to prevent second wave of coronavirus

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, will conduct citywide testing for all citizens within 10 days amid fears of a second wave of infections.

Authorities announced the testing plan in an “emergency notice” on Monday, the state-run media outlet The Paper reported.

“After research, it was decided to carry out a ’10-day battle’ for the screening of nucleic acids of all new coronavirus in Wuhan,” said a report in The Paper.

“Each district will make arrangements for the nucleic acid screening plan for all staff in its jurisdiction within a 10-day period.”

This measure comes in response to six new infections that reported in Wuhan this past week after over a month of no new cases, The Paper reported.

Wuhan’s emergency notice was issued “to strengthen social prevention and control, prevent the rebound of the epidemic, and strengthen the normalization of epidemic prevention and control,” according to The Paper.