I asked my wife if she had heard about the new covid cases.

She said it was in the news - Xishan district and Anning.

She had not heard about cases in the city center.

Is that required immediately?

Imagine people going out somewhere and then unable to return.

Does anyone here have experience in getting the test done at Richland Hospital? This is the easiest place for me to go now that I can take a bus. We live way out at the beginning of the Z38 route, which goes to Beichen, then turns around.

Two questions:
Is Richland easy to navigate for someone who does not speak English?
Do the test results appear in the WeChat health app?

My wife and I have had tests done at Yan'an Hospital several times since the spring.

Results have always been in the 4-5 hour range except for that one time when they "lost" my swab somewhere between emergency and the lab.
Hospitals need to be fast because it affects admitting and even some surgeries.

I really hate the way the word "free" is used in the context of health care.

Ultimately, somebody is paying for it, and that means somebody is receiving a payment.

That may be what's driving the 24 hour testing requirement.

More tests - more profit.
Other cities, now including Chengdu have a 48 hour requirement, and that's the number that was given by the federal government.