Vinh City plans to quickly test nearly 100,000 people for Covid-19

On the afternoon of August 21, the People's Committee of Vinh City issued a Plan to deploy large-scale, fee-based Covid-19 testing in Vinh City. This move came after the People's Committee of Nghe An Province issued an official dispatch, calling on local units to proactively conduct rapid antigen testing for at-risk subjects.

According to the plan, at least 90,000 people in Vinh City will be tested for antigens. Vinh City requests that agencies, units, businesses, and schools in the area proactively arrange funds; sign contracts with hospitals and testing centers in the area to agree on locations, deadlines, forms, organizations, coordinating forces, and other related issues to implement screening tests for officials, employees, workers, and students of agencies, units, businesses, and schools. Completion time is before August 24. Notify and send the testing plan (list, location, time, testing medical unit) before 3:00 p.m. on August 22, 2021 and the results after testing to the City People's Committee (via email address:[email protected]) to monitor and synthesize.

In addition, organizations (including professional associations; social-professional organizations; religious establishments) and citizens who need to pay for rapid antigen testing must register a list (including information: full name, gender, year of birth, ID card/CCCD number, place of residence, phone number) and pay the testing fee at the People's Committee of the ward or commune (according to the announcement and instructions of the People's Committee of the ward or commune).

Rapid mass testing for Vinh City residents in June. Photo courtesy

The testing fee that people pay for the SARS-CoV-2 antigen qualitative test kit (made in Vietnam) is: 99,750 VND.

For other cases, Vinh City will consider and decide depending on the practical situation.

Vinh City leaders assigned the People's Committees of wards and communes to notify and guide local people to register according to the available form. On that basis, the People's Committees of wards and communes will compile and send the list to Vinh City People's Committee to arrange and prepare for testing. The People's Committees of wards and communes will proactively arrange sampling locations that meet the organization conditions (should be arranged at schools in the wards and communes) to ensure prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic.

The Chairmen of the People's Committees of wards and communes are fully responsible for organizing the work of ensuring safety in disease prevention and control during the testing process. If an infection occurs during the testing process, they must take full responsibility before the Chairman of the City People's Committee.