Authorities in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan mentioned they’d tested nearly 10 million people for COVID-19.

Located 300 asymptomatic infections and 1,174 of their close contacts put under observation.

Authorities used sample pooling, same method used in the US and Germany to track coronavirus cases albeit on a smaller scale.

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Authorities in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan mentioned they’d tested nearly 10 million people for COVID-19 over 19 days and located 300 asymptomatic infections, state media reported on Tuesday.

The individuals found with asymptomatic infections remoted, and 1,174 of their close contacts put under observation, the state-run newspaper People’s Daily mentioned.

No confirmed coronavirus cases found during the testing period, which ended on Monday, the paper mentioned.

Chinese authorities categorise as confirmed coronavirus cases patients who have both tested positive and shown symptoms similar to a cough and fever.

Authorities in Wuhan, where the coronavirus first broke out in December, pledged to test the entire city’s 11 million residents starting on May 14.

The mass testing supposed to assuage public concerns after a cluster of six new cases reported within the metropolis following 35 days of no new reported infections.

Authorities used sample pooling, wherein they collected individual samples but processed up to 10 of them together in a single nucleic-acid test.

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The same method used in the US and Germany to track coronavirus cases albeit on a smaller scale.

China on Tuesday mentioned it was monitoring 73 active coronavirus cases throughout the nation, together with 5 new infections recognized over the previous day among travelers returning from overseas.