Chengdu builds 5 air-inflated labs for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing

A medical worker prepares reagent for nucleic acid testing in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

A staff member monitors the operation of air-inflated testing labs in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Medical workers work in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Medical workers handle nucleic acid samples in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 4, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua)

A medical worker works in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Medical workers handle nucleic acid samples in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Medical workers from the city of Luzhou in southwest China's Sichuan Province arrive to assist in COVID-19 nucleic acid testing in the provincial capital Chengdu on Sept. 2, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua)

Medical workers take off protective suits in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows air-inflated testing labs in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Medical workers of an air-inflated testing lab prepare to receive nucleic acid samples in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022.

The city of Chengdu has built five air-inflated laboratories for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, providing a daily maximum testing capacity of 250,000 tubes. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)