COVID-19 Outbreak Developing in Xi’an
Food couriers bring supplies to social workers at a closed residential community in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, on Saturday. [Photo by YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY] A citywide lockdown and mass COVID-19 testing in Xi’an, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, have enabled the city to reduce the risk of transmission, but the local outbreak is still developing, local authorities said …
What diseases can be checked with throat swabs?
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many people have done throat swabs when doing nucleic acid tests, so they have some understanding of throat swabs. So, in addition to nucleic acid testing, what other diseases can throat swabs check? What is a throat swab test? Pharyngeal swab examination is a frequently used examination method in respiratory medicine. When the throat of …
China Lowers the Price of Covid-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
A staff member deals with nucleic acid testing samples in a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) lab in Xianyou county, East China’s Fujian province, Sept 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] In order to control the expenditure on COVID-19 nucleic acid testing and screening at an affordable level, and strive to maintain a balance between epidemic prevention and control, economic development, and social life, …
Who Are Not Suitable for Nucleic Acid Testing?
For some people who are in high-risk areas and who may be infected with the COVID-19, it is very important to do a nucleic acid testing. but it is not suitable to do the testing if there are the following conditions： 1. 30 minutes before taking samples, it is not advisable to do nucleic acid testing for people who …
How to Choose a Correct Virus Preservation Solution for COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
At present, the form of prevention and control of the new coronavirus is still very severe. As the first step of nucleic acid detection, the importance of sample collection and preservation is undoubted. The inspection industry often says “garbage in, garbage out” is important. The first influencing factor is sample collection. If there is a problem with the sample collection, …
Strategy of containing virus proves effective
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Xining, Northwest China’s Qinghai province, on Nov 8, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] China will stick to its process of clearing any COVID-19 infections whenever an outbreak occurs, National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng said over the weekend. It will continue to follow the …
What are the procedures from throat swab collection to nucleic acid test report?
From a throat swab collection to the nucleic acid test report on the phone, what has gone through in between? Let us go into the COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory of the Medical Laboratory Department of Bei’an First People’s Hospital, and follow the medical staff to reveal the whole process of nucleic acid testing. First of all, the sampling personnel …
Chinese vaccines help global COVID-19 fight
China has provided over 1.5 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to 106 countries and four international organizations this year, playing a significant role in reining in the virus and advancing global collaboration, said Luo Zhaohui, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency. The country has also delivered large amounts of antivirus materials, such as protective clothing, masks and …
COVID-19 cases raise fears of winter spread
Nucleic acid tests are conducted in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, on Wednesday. The authorities have strengthened prevention and control measures to halt the spread of the virus. [Photo by Ruan Banhui/for China Daily] Latest clusters, possibly linked to tour group, require urgent action The recent COVID-19 clusters in at least seven provinces and autonomous regions, which are suspected to be related …
Probe of virus’ origins needs collaboration
Open-mindedness in international community essential in tracing work To advance the probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus, top Chinese scientists have recently called for open-mindedness and international collaboration, as well as persistent efforts in screening wild animal specimens and samples of possible early infections. In an article published in The Lancet journal, Chinese researchers stressed that pinpointing a …
Chinese vice-premier stresses COVID-19 containment in fall-winter season
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen at a COVID-19 nucleic acid testing site in Meiling district of Yangzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday called for improved and targeted virus control measures in the autumn-winter season. Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of …
Guangzhou upgraded the epidemic prevention and control measures: all foreign entrants concentrated quarantine 21 days
In the early morning of September 25, the Guangzhou COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention and Control Command issued a notice (No. 26) on the implementation of upgrading measures for the prevention and control of the epidemic at the 130th China Import and Export Fair. The full text is as follows. The 130th China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter collectively referred to as …
