The Information Office of the Zhongshan People's Government on July 24 held the 78th press conference on epidemic prevention and control to announce the results of city-wide nucleic acid testing, introduce the next stage of prevention and control measures, and respond to concerns on the topics of nucleic acid testing and COVID-19 vaccination for all residents.

Zhongshan carried out city-wide nucleic acid testing on July 23. As of 11 am on July 24, a total of 5,463,700 samples had been collected and the results were all negative.

After the successful COVID-19 vaccination of residents over 18 years old, Zhongshan will further expand its scope and vaccinate residents aged 12-17 step by step from late July to September.

So far, over 3.23 million people have been vaccinated with 5.23 million doses in Zhongshan.