Pingyang brings in new makeshift nucleic acid test labs

Five new makeshift laboratories for nucleic acid testing were put into use at the 2,000-square-meter Wanwei Logistics Park in Binhai New Area, Pingyang county, Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Aug 20, local media outlets reported.

The makeshift labs were the first of their kind in Pingyang, a county currently experiencing a COVID-19 resurgence due to confirmed cases traveling from outside Zhejiang province.

The labs were set up within 48 hours, with testing capacity reaching 30,000 tubes for 600,000 people per day. The maximum testing capacity is 100,000 tubes per day.

After being delivered, the nucleic acid test samples will first have their information checked, which includes registering and coding, and then be sent to the preparation area for nucleic acid extraction and the amplification area for virus increase, and finally be tested by machines.

It takes only two to three hours for the results to come out. The labs will significantly increase the nucleic acid testing capacity of Pingyang county and allow for normalized nucleic acid testing in the future. (ZhongXin)