Hai Duong: Testing all people in the blockade area in Chi Linh

Recently, in the province Hai Duongthe Ministry of Health and Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee held an online conference to direct the prevention and control work COVID-19 epidemic with districts, cities and towns in the province. According to the delegation of the Ministry of Health during the working session, the epidemic situation in Hai Duong is still unpredictable and may be prolonged.

Faced with that situation, Hai Duong province changed its testing method, not only in isolation areas, but also expanded to the entire population – in areas that are under blockade, first at the epidemic center in Ho Chi Minh City. Chi Linh Street. From there, assess the extent to which the COVID-19 epidemic has spread to the community or not.

Testing all people in the blockade area in Chi Linh.

More than 7,000 people in Hoang Tien ward lined up and kept their distance to wait for samples to be taken for testing. People here are very supportive of large-scale sampling. From February 14, the sampling force of more than 100 people, divided into 15 groups, went to all places under lockdown in 19 communes and wards of Chi Linh city to collect samples as quickly as possible.

It is expected that the samples will be tested from the time they are collected until the results are available in 1-2 days. After the results are available, specialized agencies will evaluate to take further measures with this epidemic epicenter.

The streets in Chi Linh after nearly 20 days of lockdown are still very deserted. People hope that when sampling on a large scale, distancing measures can be implemented. After Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province will also plan to take large-scale samples in Nam Sach district, Kinh Mon town and Cam Giang district.

* Invite readers to watch the programs broadcast by Vietnam Television on TV Online and VTVGo!