Hanoi to conduct PCR test on 1.3 million people for COVID-19
The capital city of Hanoi is racing against time to conduct mass COVID-19 testing for high-risk people in an effort to soon stamp out the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and return to the “new normal.”
Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi isracing against time to conduct mass COVID-19 testing for high-risk people in aneffort to soon stamp out the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and return to the “newnormal.”
The city aims to collect about 1.3 million samples for RT-PCRtesting from August 9 – 17, according to a plan by the municipal People’sCommittee.
The targeted population will be classified into threegroups based on risk levels, with red representing those with the highest levelof risk of infection, followed by orange as those at-risk, and green aslow-risk people.
The high-risk or “red” group includes people living in communes and wards with high and very high risks of infection based on guidance by the National Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control in Decision 2686/QD-BCDQ dated May 31, 2021.
The “orange” group comprises people who work infactories, production units, wet markets, supermarkets, hospitals and medicalclinics; and those living in at-risk areas in accordance with the decision.
Hanoi will test all people of the “red group”, those withsuspected symptoms of COVID-19 and a selected number of “orange” group peoplewho work in highly exposed sectors, such as medical workers, patients, COVID-19control forces, food supply chain workers, traders in wet markets, shippers,drivers and security guards.
The city also plans to carry out 2 million rapid testsfor screening purposes.
The capital city has reported a total of 1,943coronavirus cases since the fourth COVID-19 wave started in late April./.
Hanoi has been preparing personnel and infrastructure system to become ready for a hi-speed massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign as soon as vaccines arrive in the capital city.
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The Department of Health of Hanoi will conduct a large-scale testing campaign for about 300,000 residents in high-risk areas and those with a high risk of infection from August 10-17.
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Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
