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A medical worker takes a throat swab sample from a fourth-grade student for nucleic acid testing in Licheng Street of Xianyou County in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, September 12, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)
The city of Putian has expanded the scope of nucleic acid testing following new cases of COVID-19. A total of 196,758 samples have been collected from Friday to 4 pm Sunday, of which 121,087 samples returned results. As of 4 pm Sunday, Putian had reported 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 asymptomatic cases, according to local authorities.
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A medical worker takes a throat swab sample from a child for nucleic acid testing in Licheng Street of Xianyou County in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, September 12, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)
The city of Putian has expanded the scope of nucleic acid testing following new cases of COVID-19. A total of 196,758 samples have been collected from Friday to 4 pm Sunday, of which 121,087 samples returned results. As of 4 pm Sunday, Putian had reported 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 asymptomatic cases, according to local authorities.
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A medical worker takes a throat swab sample from a primary school student for nucleic acid testing in Licheng Street of Xianyou County in Putian City, East China's Fujian Province, September 12, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)
The city of Putian has expanded the scope of nucleic acid testing following new cases of COVID-19. A total of 196,758 samples have been collected from Friday to 4 pm Sunday, of which 121,087 samples returned results. As of 4 pm Sunday, Putian had reported 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 asymptomatic cases, according to local authorities.