Three Gorges Dailynews: Recently, itwas put forwardon the press conference by State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanismthat, returnees must provide negative novel coronavirus test results taken within 7 days of arrival. Afterwards, many citizens called this newspaper to enquirewhere to have anucleic acid test. On January 21, the reporter learned from the Municipal Health Commission that there are 24 testing institutions in the city that provide nucleic acid testing services: 13 in the urban area, two in Yidu, Dangyang, and Zigui, and one in Zhijiang, Yuanan, Changyang, Wufeng, and Xingshanrespectively.
As for of the priceof the test, the Provincial Health Insurance Bureau and the Provincial Health Care Commission have recently jointly issued the “Notice on the Re-adjustment of the Price of Novel Coronavirus Testing Items”, adjusting each nucleic acid test to RMB 80 per person and each antibody test to RMB 25 per person.
Testees are reminded by the testing departmentsto meet the following requirements: 1. Takeidentity cards when having a nucleic acid test; 2.Have nofood 2 hours before testing and do not smoke, drink alcohol or chew gum 30 minutes before the test; 3. Beforethe test, show health code tothe staff and have bodytemperature checked; 4.Do well inpersonal health protectionduring the testbywearinga mask properly, keepinghandsclean, avoidinggathering and keepinga safe distance of 1 metre or more; 5. After returning home, do cleaningand disinfectingin a timely manner.
Moreover, 51 covid-19 vaccination sites have been set up across the city to provide emergency vaccination to eight key groups of people aged 18-59. People who do not belong tothe key groups cannot make appointments for vaccination for the time being. Among the key groups,those who are to work or study abroad for private purposescan bevaccinatedat Chengdong Community Health Service Centre and Yunji Community Health Service Centre.