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. 2020 Nov;92(11):2266-2268.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26173. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Large-scale national screening for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China

Yaqing Fang  1
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Large-scale national screening for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China

Yaqing Fang. J Med Virol. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Faced with the new challenges in the pandemic control, imported coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections and asymptomatic infection, Chinese authorities have implemented new intervention measures-national large-scale nucleic acid testing. This article summarizes the population who needs the nucleic acid testing, analyzes the current data of COVID-19 testing capacity, concludes the timeline of coronavirus testing and suggests what needs to be done to facilitate the government large-scale screening measures.

Keywords: COVID-19; nucleic acid testing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

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Figure 1
The timeline of coronavirus testing
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Number of cases from 1 April to 25 April 2020
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