The Suzhou government in Jiangsu province has been praised recently by many Chinese netizens for being the first city in the country to transform nucleic acid sampling stations into fever clinics, which can provide fever and pain medications to people in need.
Compared with those queuing for hours at hospitals, people visiting roadside fever clinics can finish the whole medical process in about 10 minutes. They can use their health insurance to get fever and pain medications, which are in short supply at the moment across the country.
Cao Qiaolu, deputy director of the residential community health management center of Suzhou's Gusu district, said that the fever clinics enable residents to get help within a 15-minute walking distance.
"The clinics are equipped with doctors and pharmacists," she said. "Oxygen machines and health insurance equipment are also provided."
As of Sunday, Suzhou had established 1,035 roadside fever clinics.
Neighboring city Wuxi has also established 1,519 similar fever clinics.
