Slowly but steadily, China strives to make widespread virus testing the new normal by brendagoh_ Magiclunatic_
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - Beijing resident Wang Yukun was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he’d need to take a test for the novel coronavirus before he could come back to work, even though he was at low risk of having the disease.
While coronavirus tests can be difficult to obtain in many countries, China is rapidly expanding their availability and affordability, enabling the masses - not just frontline workers, people from hard-hit areas or the sick - to get tested.
Some local governments have added the tests to basic medical insurance schemes, helping to cover costs which range from 60-270 yuan . Even so, China has refrained from making testing mandatory for all people. Daily, country-wide testing data is not published, and the ramp up of testing capability has been uneven.
And with testing compulsory only for certain categories of people, decisions are mainly left to companies or individuals.
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