Nearly 3,000 staff, patients and relatives of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital tested negative for Covid-19

Nghe An General Hospital said: Nearly 3,000 test samples taken at the hospital on June 29 were all negative. These were test samples from all staff, medical staff, patients, and patients' relatives (in which F1 cases were sampled twice). Almost all were tested using realtime RT-PCR technology, only a few patients without epidemiological factors were tested rapidly.

100% of people sampled at Nghe An General Hospital on June 29 tested negative for Covid-19. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the evening of June 28, the Hospital temporarily locked down the entire Obstetrics Department; investigated, widely traced, isolated, and immediately took samples for testing of F1 and F2 cases; at the same time, took samples for testing of all patients and their relatives being treated at the Hospital; disinfected, detoxified, and locked down areas and destinations of patients at the Hospital.

Through rapid testing for all related cases, 100% of the staff of the Obstetrics Department, the Epidemiological Screening Team, security guards, parking attendants, and 100% of the Obstetrics Department patients were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

On the same day, June 28, when taking samples for testing all F1 - F2 using realtime RT-PCR technique, the Hospital discovered that patient PTT (33 years old, residing in Nghi Truong commune, Nghi Loc district, treated at the Obstetrics Department, in the room with patient LVG) was positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

On June 29, 12 babies were safely born in the field operating room at Nghe An General Hospital. Photo: Tat Ngoc

On June 29, 12 babies were successfully delivered by cesarean section by doctors at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital in a newly set-up field operating room in the Obstetrics Department.