This photo taken on Aug 2, 2021 shows people buying items at a supermarket in Wuhan as authorities said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city reported its first local infections in more than a year. - AFP
BEIJING (AFP): Authorities in Wuhan on Tuesday (Aug 3) said they would test its entire population for Covid-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a year.
The city of 11 million is "swiftly launching comprehensive nucleic acid testing of all residents", senior Wuhan official Li Tao said at a press conference on Tuesday.
