Nghe An tightens control of people entering and leaving hospitals
(Baonghean.vn) - Patients and their relatives wishing to enter medical facilities in Nghe An must either take a rapid Covid-19 test on-site, or have a negative test result within 24 hours.
On July 9, Nghe An Department of Health sent a document to public and non-public medical examination and treatment facilities in the province regarding the implementation of SARS-CoV-2 testing.
According to Mr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of the Department of Health, since June 17, the Department has issued an official dispatch requesting to organize SARS-CoV-2 screening tests using rapid tests for all patients and their relatives when coming to examine and treat at all medical examination and treatment facilities in the province.
However, in the past, some difficulties and problems have been recorded in the implementation process. Therefore, Nghe An Department of Health and the directors of medical examination and treatment facilities in the area continue to strictly implement the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the provincial Covid-19 epidemic prevention steering committee and the Department of Health in the work of triage, screening of high-risk people, organizing quarantine and taking samples for testing of medical staff, patients and patients' relatives when coming to the unit for examination and treatment.
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| The Southwest Regional General Hospital set up a checkpoint at the hospital gate to screen and triage patients. Photo: Tien Hung |
In addition, the Department of Health also requires medical examination and treatment facilities to base on medical declaration information, SARS-CoV-2 testing history and related epidemiological factors of patients, patients' relatives and related cases to assess risk factors, organize appropriate sample collection, and avoid waste. Specifically, re-testing is not organized for cases that have had negative screening results for SARS-CoV-2 within 24 hours.
According to Mr. Tran Minh Tue, this move took place after the Department of Health received many complaints from people regarding this issue. “Many people complained that they had to get a quick test right after entering a hospital, then transfer to another hospital for further examination and had to get a quick test again before being allowed in.
The hospital is being too rigid, unnecessary and wasteful. If they have tested negative within the last 24 hours, there is no need to test again,” Mr. Tue added.
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