Nghe An CDC officially puts the new SARS-CoV-2 testing system into operation

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Nghe An said: After a period of time, the Department of Health completed the bidding and procurement procedures, CDC Nghe An was equipped and installed the Realtime PCR system, Model: m2000rt Instrument System and officially put into operation SARS-CoV-2 testing to serve the epidemic prevention work.Covid-19on the afternoon of December 16, 2020.

Nghe An CDC officially put into operation the new SARS-CoV-2 testing system to serve the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic on the afternoon of December 16, 2020. Photo: Thanh Chung

This system completely replaces the previous manual extraction, helping to save testing time and reduce the risk of infection for technicians during the testing process.

“Previously, to perform the testSARS-CoV-2, we had to borrow machines, as well as receive support from local hospitals, so the testing work encountered many difficulties. With this machine system, CDC Nghe An can conduct tests on 600 specimens every day. This will create favorable conditions for epidemic prevention work" - Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh shared.

With this system, Nghe An CDC can test 600 samples per day. Photo: Thanh Chung