World HighlightsSLOTXOColumn: Testing 'PCR' for COVID, a new normal in China
about a thousand days from the World Health Organization was informed of the patient r0;Viral pneumoniar1; in central China To this day, many countries around the world have returned to live almost as normal as they had in the previous crisis of the Covid-19 epidemic.
But coming back to life almost as normal as that. not for china who still firmly adhere to the "Covid-19 Zero" strategic plan under the goal of making China free from Covid-19 Whether it's a big city or a small city in China testing for covid-19 by ART-PCR method has become a new normal or a new normal For the common people in this dragon land.
December 31, 2019, Office of the World Health Organization in China I was told I had pneumonia of unknown origin. In Wuhan City, Hubei Province, after that day, the world knew Sarkowi-2 virus or COVID-19 which spreads all over the head and became a major public health crisis in the world. Before the covid-19 virus The mutants will be transformed into different subspecies. that has now evolved into an omikron subspecies who are ruling the world at this time which, although less violent But it spread quickly.
and is a species that dominates the city in many countries including China Despite the reported daily increase in new infections in the thousands and hundreds. That is still considered much lighter than other countries, but Chinese authorities have taken the most drastic measures to close the city in the hopes of cutting the cycle of the epidemic.
Shanghai, a city that is the main economic center of the country. Which has a population of more than 26 million after being locked in the stars in April and May. to control the outbreak of omikron species Testing for the COVID-19 virus It has become a real thing in people's daily lives. This ensures that the infected person and their close contacts can be detected and quarantined in a timely manner. Although this is a controversial policy and it consumes a large amount of government budget.
Tens of thousands of roadside sampling booths Open for service to the public to test for covids day and night has become the permanent urban landscape of Shanghai. access to people's public places, workplaces, and public transport Proof of PCR testing is required. with a negative effect to access the service even if there is no epidemic