Which cases in Nghe An will be tested for Covid-19?

On the morning of February 3, Mr. Pham Dinh Du - Deputy Director of the Provincial Center for Disease Control said that up to now, Nghe An has taken nearly 33,000 samples for Covid-19 testing, all of which have returned negative results. "Currently, on average, we test about 100 cases per day. However, the maximum capacity can test up to 400 samples per day," Mr. Du said, adding that on average, it takes about 5 hours for the test results to come back.

Regarding which cases will be tested for Covid-19, Mr. Pham Dinh Du said, first of all, all peopleunder centralized quarantine.These are F1 cases or returning from localities implementing social distancing or locked down areas.

Nghe An can test up to 400 samples per day. Photo: Archive

Second, all cases hospitalized with symptoms of respiratory infections such as fever, cough, shortness of breath... are isolated and treated and tested for Covid-19, regardless of where they come from or where they live.

"There are some F1 cases with high risk of infection, we also take samples for testing of F2 of this person to ensure safety. However, not all F2 are tested. It depends on F1," Mr. Du added.

In addition, there are some cases that are subject to quarantine and health monitoring at home that are still being tested for Covid-19. These are cases that have returned from outbreaks nationwide within 14 days before the Ministry of Health issued the announcement. For serious outbreaks such as the outbreak in Chi Linh (Hai Duong), the date is counted from January 1. As for the outbreak at Van Don airport, it is counted from January 15. It can be understood that Nghe An people who visited Van Don airport from January 15 and visited Chi Linh from January 1 to now are all being tested for Covid-19.

In the past 7 days, from January 28 to February 3, the Ministry of Health recorded 310 community infections in 10 provinces and cities including Hai Duong (226), Quang Ninh (38), Hanoi (21), Gia Lai (13), Binh Duong (4), Bac Ninh (3), Hoa Binh (2), Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, each with one case. The total number of people in close contact and entering from epidemic areas being quarantined is more than 27,000. Of which, more than 200 are quarantined at hospitals; more than 20,000 are quarantined in centralized quarantine, the rest are at home or at their place of residence.
The Ministry of Health recommends that people who worked at Poyun Company, Cong Hoa Industrial Park, Chi Linh City, Hai Duong in January 2021; people who have taken flights at Van Don International Airport, Quang Ninh from January 15 to present; urgently contact the nearest medical facility or call the Ministry of Health hotline 1900.9095, the local medical hotline number for support, advice, and Covid-19 testing.