China declares its new coronavirus outbreak contained after a massive testing effort.
On Wednesday, meanwhile, the U.S. reached a single-day high for new reported coronavirus cases of 45,557, according to an NBC News tally. So far, nearly 2.4 million cases have been confirmed in the U.S., with 122,661 deaths. Trailing the U.S. are Brazil and the United Kingdom, with 53,830 and 43,165 reported deaths respectively as of Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
More than 350,000 people who had gone to Xinfadi since May 30 have been traced, tested and quarantined, according to the authorities. Overall, health officials said, more than 2.8 million residents have been tested in just over a week. NBC News obtained access to one of the nearly 500 testing sites set up across the city that officials say can handle half a million people a day, a number officials say can grow to a million a day if they have to.A boy is swabbed for COVID-19 at a government testing site in Beijing on Monday.The testing is publicized, and those interested are encouraged to get in touch with their neighborhood committee, a local council.
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