A Chinese city says it tested 3 million people for COVID-19 in 2 days, showing how much the US and Europe still lag behind in testing capability


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A medical worker collects a swab from a student in Qingdao, China, on October 12, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS The Chinese city of Qingdao says it has tested 3 million people for COVID-19 in just 48 hours. After finding 12 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, health authorities pledged to test all 9 million residents within a week. The city said that of the 1.1 million tests that had come back by Tuesday, none of them were positive, the Associated Press reported. Qingdao’s reaction to the 12 new cases shows how seriously China still takes the virus, and the scale...