Nam Dan conducts rapid testing of residential communities in high-risk areas for Covid-19

Thanh Cuong DNUM_ADZAJZCACB 12:32

(Baonghean.vn) - Identified as a high-risk area for the Covid-19 epidemic, on the morning of September 3, all residents of Xuan Hoa commune were sampled for rapid antigen testing to eliminate F0 from the community.

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Up to now, Nam Dan district has recorded 71 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, with more than 30 cases in Xuan Hoa commune alone. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Notably, the 3 most recent cases of Covid-19 infection in the community recorded in Xuan Hoa commune include 2 patients infected from a centralized quarantine area with a complicated contact history. Of which, the male patient is a militiaman, working as a security guard in the quarantine area, and had entered the room to fix electricity and water, so he had contact with people in quarantine. The female nurse also went to the quarantine area to provide emergency care to a patient in the quarantine area with respiratory failure. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Immediately after the appearance of F0 in the community, the functional forces of Nam Dan district urgently deployed zoning, tracing and taking samples for testing, and implementing quarantine according to regulations for related people. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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At the same time, the district has proactively raised social isolation measures for Xuan Hoa commune to a level higher than Directive 16, to limit contact and control the spread of the disease. At the same time, it has urgently deployed rapid testing to eliminate F0 from the community in this commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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On the morning of September 3, Nam Dan District Medical Center mobilized 70 medical staff and workers, divided into 23 teams to conduct rapid antigen testing for all residents of Xuan Hoa commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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At the sampling points, the villagers are called by village officials in order of each household to ensure social distancing and avoid large gatherings that can spread the disease. For the elderly, sick people, and those with limited mobility, the sampling team will come to their homes to take samples for testing. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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By around 10am, the working groups had collected more than 1,700 samples to conduct rapid antigen tests for the Xuan Hoa commune community. Samples suspected of being positive for SARS-CoV-2 will be sent to the provincial Center for Disease Control for RT-PCR testing. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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