Overnight collection of more than 2,200 community samples for people of Cau Giat town

Viet Hung• DNUM_ABZAIZCACB 11:26

(Baonghean.vn) - Dozens of medical staff from Quynh Luu district have been dispatched to Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu) to collect community testing samples from residents after two Covid-19 cases appeared in the locality.

After discovering 2 Covid-19 cases in block 11 with the source of infection from Minh An General Hospital, the Steering Committee of Cau Giat town focused on investigating and tracing 58 F1s and all of them were quarantined.

Tuy nhiên, để tiếp tục sàng lọc các trường hợp tiếp xúc với F1, tránh nguy cơ lây nhiễm, ngay trong đêm 31/7, Trung tâm Y tế huyện đã chia thành 3 tổ về tại nhà văn hóa khối 9, khối 11 và điểm trường Mầm non Hoa Mai cơ sở 2 để tiến hànah lấy mẫu xét nghiệm cộng đồng cho người dân ở 3 khối 9,10 và 11, thị trấn Cầu Giát. Dự kiến trong đêm 31/7, Trung tâm Y tế huyện sẽ lấy trên 2.200 mẫu bệnh phẩm cho toàn bộ công dân có liên quan đến F1.

Medical staff take samples for testing from citizens in blocks 9, 10 and 11, Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu). Photo: Viet Hung

However, to continue screening cases in contact with F1 and avoid the risk of infection, on the night of July 31, the District Medical Center divided into 3 groups to go to the Cultural House of grades 9, 11 and Hoa Mai Kindergarten, campus 2 to collect community testing samples for people in grades 9, 10 and 11, Cau Giat town.

On the night of July 31, the District Medical Center collected over 2,200 samples from all citizens related to F1.

Citizens waiting to get samples sit at a distance of 2 meters to ensure compliance with regulations. Photo: Viet Hung

As of the morning of August 1, there were 57 Covid-19 cases in Quynh Luu district. Of these, 45 cases were related to the outbreak at Minh An General Hospital.