Vinh City deploys 30,000 Covid-19 test samples in high-risk residential areas
(Baonghean.vn) - More than 300 medical staff were mobilized to collect Covid-19 test samples in residential areas of Le Mao, Hong Son, and Vinh Tan wards (Vinh city).
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| Faced with the extremely complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, with many cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection spreading in the community and the number increasing, the City People's Committee has planned to deploy free, large-scale Covid-19 testing for the entire city. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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The subjects of testing are all residents and residents in Vinh city (including students, workers, and laborers arranged to live on-site in schools, businesses, factories, industrial parks, and industrial clusters, as counted by the People's Committees of wards and communes). Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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It is expected that 500,000 people will be sampled for rapid antigen testing in the form of household pooled samples. The sampling period will start from August 23, 2021 to August 27, 2021. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| For wards with very high risk such as Hong Son, Vinh Tan, Le Mao, Cua Nam, Hung Binh, Quan Bau, Le Loi, samples will be taken for testing using RT-PCR technique. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| At 6 p.m. on August 23, the Department of Health mobilized more than 300 officers and employees to coordinate with Le Mao, Hong Son, and Vinh Tan wards to collect samples from people. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| At sampling points, most people strictly wore masks, kept distance, and complied with regulations on epidemic prevention. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| However, at some locations in Vinh Tan and Hong Son wards, the situation of people crowding and gathering at the information desk before taking samples still occurs, posing many potential risks of spreading the disease. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| There are also cases where people bring gloves from home and ask medical staff to change them, affecting the general sampling work. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Overall, the sampling process went smoothly. Most people cooperated and followed the instructions of ward officials and medical staff. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| It is expected that on the night of August 23, medical staff will take about 30,000 samples for PCR testing for people in Le Mao, Vinh Tan, and Hong Son wards. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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