Haizhu has started to build a COVID-19 detection network, which will provide nucleic acid testing services within a 15-minute walk from anywhere in the city.

The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on May 23. At the press conference, the National Health Commission's spokesman Mi Feng said that nucleic acid tests should be available within a 15-minute walk from anywhere in the city in provincial capitals and cities with over 10 million people.

Haizhu has set up fixed nucleic acid testing sites in residential areas, shopping malls, business districts, industrial parks, transportation stations and other crowded places, and equipped them with nucleic acid testing booths.

The setting up of testing sites is based on population size and distribution, geographical location, and traffic and site conditions. The testing sites must be within a 15-minute walk from anywhere in the city and include a wait of no more than 20 minutes.

The system will help to better detect cases in a timely manner and improve the sensitivity of epidemic monitoring and early warning.

A man receives a nucleic acid test in Haizhu. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhzfb]