TechniciansconductnucleicacidtestingatalabinShijiazhuang,Hebeiprovince,smasstestingeffortwhenamajorCOVID-19outbreakoccurredinthecityearlierthismonth.[PhotobyWangZhuangfei/ChinaDaily]AuthoritiesinShijiazhuang,Hebeisprovincialcapital,haverolledoutaseriesofcitywidenuc,ossthenation－anarmyofmostlyfemalemedicalcollege,aheadtechnicianataclinicaltestinglaboratoryinShijiazhuang,herhomecity,,whichhasapopulationof11million,spott,largenumbersofthroatswabsamplesbeganstreamingintolabs,sbecausethemasssamplecollectionmissionswereconductedduringthedayatresidentialcommunitiesortheworkpl,28,called"Americanschedules",referringtothetimedifferencebetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates."Thefasterwedothetesting,thesoonerpeoplewillgettheresults,"shesaid,explainingthatpositiveresultsarecentraltodecidingtop,theyaredeterminedtoreporttestresultsonschedule,,manyofferednottodrinkwaterorusebathroomsthroughouttheirshifts,asfront-linehealthworkersdidinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,leicacidsfortesting－whichtypicallytakesuptoseveralhoursanddemandsstrictadherencetocomplexsafetyprotocolsduetoinfectionconcerns－,Yangcouldonlyrestforafewhoursbeforeanothershiftbegantoensuresamplesdidnotpileup."Wewouldstopeatingordrinkingtwohoursaheadofourshiftsandsolveallofthepersonalmatters,",YangwasamongmanyKingMedemployeessentfortrainingatthecompanysheadquartersinGuangzhou,Guangdongprovince,,nlandhadlargelybeenstampedout,Yangjoinedtestingmissionsaimedatensuringstudents,asalesman,forbeingsupportiveofherjob,wh,,fiveor10swabsamples,andtheyaretestedallatonce－,,morethan80percentarewomenand90percentarebelowtheageof30,,whichshecouldwearforupto10hours."Hazmatsuitsareourarmor,"shesaid."Ifeelasenseofobligationinthem."。