They discovered a cluster of 20 cases. The Chinese city will test millions of people – SME.sk

BEIJING. The Chinese city of Tianjin has begun mass testing at coronavirus its 14 million inhabitants after a cluster of 20 COVID-19 cases appeared there.

The test, which started on Sunday, should be completed in two days.

Among those infected are 15 pupils aged eight to 13, a leisure center employee and four parents.

The first two cases in Tianjin were a ten-year-old girl and a 29-year-old center worker who were confirmed to be infected with a coronavirus variant. omicron. Subsequent testing of close contacts by Saturday night showed another 18 positive and 767 negative people.

With the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics beginning on February 4, China has strengthened its zero-tolerance strategy against COVID-19. Millions of people in Xi’an and Yuzhou are in the lockdown for large outbreaks. They are also testing the coronavirus en masse in the city of Zhengzhou, where schools will be closed from Monday.

Tianjin is located 115 kilometers southeast of Beijing and is connected by a high-speed rail, which takes less than an hour.