Hai Duong asked to speed up COVID-19 testing, trace for possible contacts
The northern province of Hai Duong – Vietnam’s biggest COVID-19 epicentre at present – should continue speeding up testing and tracing all possible contacts with confirmed cases, while carrying out flexible screening tests at high-risk areas.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs a virtual meeting with the Hai Duong People’s Committee on February 23(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The northern province of Hai Duong – Vietnam’s biggestCOVID-19 epicentre at present – should continue speeding up testing and tracing all possible contacts with confirmed cases, while carrying out flexible screeningtests at high-risk areas.
Therecommendation was made by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, during avirtual meeting with the provincial People’s Committee on February 23.
Damlauded efforts exerted by the locality and the Health Ministry’s support forcesin pandemic prevention and control.
Experience learned from the fight in Hai Duong can be valuable lessons for otherlocalities nationwide, he stressed, adding that even when the pandemic is over,Hai Duong needs to stay alert like other localities.
TheDeputy PM also asked Hai Duong to encourage its people who do not live in disease-hitareas to wear cloth masks, and strictly punish those making false healthdeclarations.
Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)
ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Luong Van Cau affirmed that HaiDuong is capable of conducting COVID-19 testing. He added the province willconduct extensive testing in the next six days.
Regardingthe testing, Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen emphasized that extensive testing need to follow health authorities’ directions, and asked theprovince to strengthen prevention and control measures at concentratedquarantine areas./.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs a virtual meeting with the Hai Duong People’s Committee on February 23(Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Health Minister Do Xuan Tuyen addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
