Some residents in China's Wuhan are wary of a massive coronavirus testing campaign, worried they could get infected while getting tested
"Some people have expressed worry ... about the tests, which require people to cluster, and whether there's any infection risk," said one Wuhan resident who asked not to be named.
Safety has become a hot topic on social media groups among the 11 million residents of Wuhan, people told Reuters as they converged on open-air test sites at clinics and other facilities. Many said, though, that they support the voluntary campaign. Although Wuhan's cinemas and banquet halls remain shut to curb large gatherings, the testing requires people to wait in long, sometimes messy, queues.
Many people observed social distancing, such as queuing 1 metre apart, and there were signs to remind them. But just as many did not. In some cases, volunteer workers were not insisting that they comply.
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