In pictures: China's Covid-19 testing lab with air-inflated structure goes into operation

Beijing recently confirmed a new cluster of coronavirus cases in the city

BEIJING: A Covid-19 testing lab built with an air-inflated structure went into trial operation on Monday at a sports venue in Daxing District of Beijing to address the city's rising demand for nucleic acid tests after a cluster of infections were confirmed recently.

The mobile Huoyan (Fire Eye) laboratory was built in two days over the weekend to accommodate 14 automated Covid-19 testing machines provided by Chinese biotech company BGI Genomics based in the city of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.



A Covid-19 testing lab built with an air-inflated structure at a sports venue in Daxing District of Beijing. PHOTO: XINHUA

 



After a new wave of Covid-19 cases in Beijing, an air-inflated testing la has been built. PHOTO: XINHUA



Lab staff works in newly built Covid-19 testing laboratory. PHOTO: XINHUA



Lab staff works in newly built Covid-19 testing laboratory. PHOTO: XINHUA



The mobile Huoyan (Fire Eye) laboratory was built in just two days. PHOTO: XINHUA

Outerside of a Covid-19 testing lab built with an air-inflated structure at a sports venue in Daxing District of Beijing. PHOTO: XINHUA



Lab staffers seen busy after a new cluster of infection were reported from Beijing. PHOTO: XINHUA

 



Lab staffers seen busy after a new cluster of infection were reported from Beijing. Photo: Xinhua



The lab was built to address Beijing's rising demand for nucleic acid tests. PHOTO: XINHUA