238,794 nucleic acid samples collected in Ruili, testing going on

A total of 238,794 nucleic acid samples have been collected by 700 medics in the city Ruili, west Yunnan's Dehong prefecture, over the past 24 hours. The sampling was launched at 8 am on Monday after the city reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.

Earlier, the city's headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control said an all-inclusive nucleic acid testing would be launched in the city proper and the Wanding area, with the government bearing all test-related costs. Now the samples are being tested quickly but in order.

Ruili, which lies along China's border with Myanmar, has reported dozens of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since March 30 during recent outbreaks. The resurgence subsided in April amid tightened anti-epidemic measures and several citywide COVID-19 testing campaigns.

Source: Yunnan Net; with input from Xinhua; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue