Why is the Covid-19 test result response form of the Nghe An patient not stamped with red stamp?

Regarding this issue, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province said: Patient Le Van Hoa, in Sa Nam block, Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district, went to work in Osan, South Korea and returned home on February 29. After that, the patient showed symptoms of cough and fever and was quarantined and monitored at the Nam Dan District Medical Center. At 11:00 a.m. on March 2, the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province took samples of the patient and sent them to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology for testing.

On March 3, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology sent a response form with the results of the sample being negative for influenza virus and negative for SARS-CoV-2.

The patient's test result form without the red stamp is real. Photo: Internet

Regarding the issue of the Test Result Response Form not having a red stamp, Dr. Ngu Duy Nghia, Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Control of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, affirmed: This is the Institute's standard response form. The reason for not having a red stamp is to serve the timely epidemic prevention work. After receiving the test results, the Institute will immediately provide them to the localities for information and at the same time notify the patients and their families of the results to ensure their peace of mind, avoiding causing panic in the community. After that, the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will send the red stamped copy to the localities to complete the records and medical records.

“Up to now, no cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Nghe An province. People should not panic, but should be proactive and implement disease prevention measures as recommended by the Ministry of Health,” affirmed Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Director of the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control./.