Table 2.
Convenience of COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom and mainland China.
| Convenience of COVID-19 tests | United Kingdom (N=3856), n (%) | London (N=794), n (%) | China (N=9299), n (%) | Beijing (N=3155), n (%) | |||||
| Experience of taking a COVID-19 test | 43 (1.1) | 8 (1.0) | 753 (8.1) | 221 (7.0) | |||||
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Feel uncomfortable | 30 (0.8) | 5 (0.6) | 476 (5.1) | 118 (3.7) | ||||
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Feel nervous | 7 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 234 (2.5) | 70 (2.2) | ||||
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Do not feel uncomfortable | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 111 (1.2) | 43 (1.4) | ||||
| Logistical process of obtaining a COVID-19 test | 356 (9.2) | 132 (16.6) | 2005 (21.6) | 754 (23.9) | |||||
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Access to an appointment | 25 (0.6) | 8 (1.0) | 93 (1.0) | 52 (1.6) | ||||
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Wait time to take a test | 53 (1.4) | 19 (2.4) | 1579 (17.0) | 557 (17.7) | ||||
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Wait time for the test result | 82 (2.1) | 10 (1.3) | 174 (1.9) | 114 (3.6) | ||||
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Others | 211 (5.5) | 99 (12.5) | 186 (2.0) | 48 (1.5) | ||||
| Tribute to medical staff | 69 (1.8) | 15 (1.9) | 1914 (20.6) | 480 (15.2) | |||||
| Price of COVID-19 testing | 96 (2.5) | 53 (6.7) | 598 (6.4) | 196 (6.2) | |||||
| Priority groups for COVID-19 testing | 665 (17.2) | 9 (1.1) | 271 (2.9) | 101 (3.2) | |||||