Medical staff at Cua Dong General Hospital stayed up all night taking Covid-19 test samples for Vinh City residents.
(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing the policy of Nghe An Health Department to urgently organize screening tests through rapid Covid-19 testing in Vinh City with the goal of "rapidly tracing" within 3 days from June 19 to June 21, Cua Dong General Hospital sent 21 medical staff to immediately carry out tasks in Hung Binh and Hung Phuc wards.
Faced with the extremely complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Vinh City Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control has resolutely investigated, traced, isolated F1 and F2 cases of the patients and conducted screening tests throughout the city. Accordingly, each family selects 1 person at the highest risk to test for the Sars-CoV-2 virus antigen.
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Medical staff at Cua Dong Hospital complete procedures before taking samples for rapid Sars-CoV-2 antigen testing for residents. Photo: Quang An |
Along with 630 medical staff mobilized from 11 medical units in the area to participate in taking samples for people in 25 communes and wards in Vinh city, 21 white-shirt volunteers from Cua Dong General Hospital equipped with protective gear to ensure epidemic prevention were also promptly present in Hung Binh and Hung Phuc wards from the evening of June 19.
Medical staff are working hard through the night, racing against time to quickly and accurately perform each test sample, screen and detect cases; in order to proactively prevent the spread of the disease.
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Thousands of people in Hung Binh and Hung Phuc wards were tested for Sars-CoV-2 virus antigens on the night of June 19. Photo: PV |
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The specimens were properly preserved after being collected. Photo: Quang An |
With the enthusiasm of youth, the medical staff "forget" the hardships and dangers to complete their tasks. Head Nurse of the Hospital - Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa shared: Carrying out the responsibility and mission of "medical soldiers", more than ever we always put the health and safety of the people first. While the epidemic is complicated, the volunteer white-shirt soldiers of Cua Dong General Hospital want to contribute their efforts, joining hands with the health sector in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.
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21 volunteer white-shirt soldiers of Cua Dong General Hospital promptly deployed to carry out the tasks assigned by the health sector, in Hung Binh and Hung Phuc wards (Vinh City). Photo: PV |
At the departure,Doctor Thai Doan Cong - Deputy Director of Cua Dong General HospitalInstruct and encourage the medical staff of the unit to promote the spirit and intelligence of youth and the quality of "a good doctor is like a mother" of a physician to excellently complete the policies assigned by the industry, at the same time, comply with the regulations on epidemic prevention, to ensure health safety for themselves; join hands with the provincial health sector to repel the epidemic, bringing peace back to the people./.