Outbreak quashed, China launches test lab spending spree

Medical institutes will be barred from offering tests if they refuse to buy kits from the few companies that secured contracts at government-negotiated prices, Hubei authorities said.

China does not say how many tests it has conducted, but the figure is widely believed to far surpass other countries. By comparison, the U.S. CDC reported over 20 million tests conducted as of June 5.

"I think everyone will take the tests, even many tests," said Lu Meiping, one of thousands of university students set to return to Beijing this month under quarantine and testing programs.

"No one wants to stay home."

So. It seems this is how [China] plans to box us in: tell the public the shutdowns will end and life can return to “normal” if they get a measly “test.” Why are these tests so important? Only the tracking?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-tests-idUSKBN23I1G5