Wuhan to test entire 11m population as infections reemerge

Plan reflects China's resolve to prevent resurgence of virus as economy reopens

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A worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a construction worker for nucleic acid testing in Wuhan, China on April 7, 2020. © Reuters

DING JIE, BAO ZHIMING, HE JINGWEI and HAN WEI, Caixin

Wuhan is setting out to test all 11 million people in the central China metropolis where the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged after new infections appeared more than a month after it ended a lockdown.

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