Mexico City increases number of virus tests available

Authorities in Mexico City have set up areas throughout city to significantly increase number of tests for COVID-19 tests performed daily to prevent spre of coronavirus.This action was deemed necessary given recent rise in number of reported COVID cases and as country surpassed one million infections and 100,000 deaths.

Macro kiosks were installed in priority attention areas, because of higher number of cases that have been registered re. Until w city government has only tested people with severe symptoms.   increase in testing capacity allows for everyone, including those who may be asymptomatic to be tested.

Benito Juárez is one of priority attention neighborhoods. re, Dr. Jorge Alfredo Ochoa More said y expect to test 10,000 people daily."This strategy of active identification of cases will bring us closer to reality in terms of number of active cases that we have", said  Ochoa More, Director General of Health Services of Mexico City.

On Thursday, Mexico surpassed having 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, becoming only fourth country in world to do so. milestone came less than a week after Mexico topped one million registered coronavirus infections, though officials agree that number is also probably much higher given low level of testing until w.

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