At 6:00 p.m. today, August 23, Vinh City began rapid Covid-19 testing for half a million people.

Accordingly, in the face of the extremely complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, with many cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection spreading in the community and the number increasing, to ensure that all residents and residents in Vinh city are screened and cases of infection are detected early.Covid-19To control the spread of the epidemic to the community, the City People's Committee has planned to conduct free, large-scale Covid-19 testing for the entire city.

Plan of Vinh City People's Committee. Photo: PV

The subjects of testing are all residents and residents in Vinh city (including students, workers, and laborers arranged to stay on-site in schools, businesses, factories, industrial parks, and industrial clusters, as counted by the People's Committees of wards and communes).

The number of subjects to be tested is expected to be 500,000 people. Type of test sample: Rapid antigen test for household pooled samples (no more than 5 people/pooled sample). Sample collection time: Starting at 6:00 p.m. on August 23, 2021 to August 27, 2021.

The city requires functional forces and wards and communes to ensure that 100% of subjects are tested according to prescribed standards; no subjects are left out; resources are focused, and sampling is completed as quickly and accurately as possible.

Taking samples for testing for Vinh City residents. Photo: QA

Sampling will be carried out on a "rolling" basis, in villages/residential groups and ensuring epidemic prevention and control requirements, ensuring that testing is completed in areas where strict management is maintained. Priority will be given to testing in high-risk areas. For wards with very high risk, samples will be taken for testing using RT-PCR technique, including: Hong Son, Vinh Tan, Le Mao, Cua Nam, Hung Binh, Quan Bau, Le Loi.