China's Wuhan said on Friday it has tested over 3 million of its 11 million citizens for the coronavirus, as it seeks to test all residents after a cluster of new cases raised fears of a second wave of infections.
People wearing protective face masks are seen at a street market in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the coronavirus disease outbreak, in the Hubei province, China, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak said it plans to conduct nucleic acid tests for all citizens in an attempt to assess asymptomatic numbers, according to a Thursday report by the official Xinhua news agency.Asymptomatic cases are where people test positive for the disease, but show no outward signs of the disease.
All of the new cases were locally transmitted and the number of new asymptomatic cases fell slightly to 11 from 12 a day earlier.
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