Beijing folk undergo endless PCR tests

Testing times: A man leaning on a table where chairs have been stacked up near a restaurant that is closed to dine-in customers in Beijing. (Inset) A health worker taking a swab sample from a woman at a Covid-19 testing site in Beijing — AP/AFP

BEIJING: City dwellers here are subject to practically endless rounds of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests as the government beefs up its battle against Covid-19.

Beginning May 5, the residents will have to take the test on a weekly basis.