The Chinese city of Wuhan, which has seen a small uptick in COVID-19 cases (6!) in recent days after many weeks of almost zero cases, is planning to test all 11 million residents within a space of 10 days, an almost unimaginable level of public health intervention and assiduity, certainly unattainable here in the West.
Anywhere that can muster those kinds of resources stands a much better chance of being able to beat this virus that cities in the West, which are struggling to meet testing needs for even symptomatic and at-risk individuals.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether such a feat is even possible. And, if they say they've done it, should we believe them?
UPDATE
It turn out that, no, we can't believe them. Or at least someone somewhere got a bit over-optimistic with their PR. They are now saying that the tests won't all necessarily happen within the same 10-day period!
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