Wuhan to test its entire population of 11 million people
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Wuhan to test its entire population of 11 million people

According to the latest report by The Paper, Wuhan administration is drawing up plans to test more than 11 million people in 10 days after the city reported six new coronavirus cases. Every district in Wuhan has been told to draw up a 10-day testing plan by Tuesday. Life was slowly getting back to normal in Wuhan where the virus first emerged in 2019 but new cases threatened revival efforts

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