Nghe An conducts Covid-19 testing for 80 cases in centralized quarantine
(Baonghean.vn) - The information was presented at a conference to deploy a number of key tasks of the health sector taking place on the afternoon of March 17, 2020.
At the conference, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control said: On March 17, the Unit organized 14 working groups to go to 12 districts, towns and cities to collect samples for testing for 80 cases being quarantined at medical facilities. These 80 cases are people returning from Europe and epidemic countries.
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| Measuring body temperature of passengers at Bac Vinh Bus Station. Photo taken at 11am on March 16. Photo: Quang An |
Tonight, these 80 samples will be sent to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for testing. Any case with a negative test result will be quarantined at home. It is expected that tomorrow evening (March 18), the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will have a specific result report.
Nghe An has been doing a good job of quarantining people returning from epidemic areas and related people. The province is currently quarantining and monitoring 850 people to prevent the epidemic.
