Thirteen patients in a COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province, the country’s current largest coronavirus hotspot, were given the all-clear on February 24. (Photo: VNA)Hai Duong (VNA) – Thirteen patients in a
COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province, the country’s current
largest coronavirus hotspot, were given the all-clear on February 24.
The patients, who were treated at the COVID-19 hospital
set up within the campus of the in Hai
Duong city, will undergo 14-day home quarantine under the supervision of local
authorities and test for the coronavirus before the end of the quarantine.
The total number of recovered patients in the province
now reaches 225.
According to the provincial Steering Committee for
Prevention and Control, over the past 24 hours to 16:00 on February 24,
Hai Duong had reported 11 cases, raising its count to 636.
The province has collected nearly 300,000 samples for
COVID-19 testing so far. It plans to conduct large-scale testing for the novel
coronavirus, using Realtime-PCR technology, from February 24.
The move aims to measure the spread of COVID-19 in the
province to help it respond better to the disease while identifying safe areas
to boost economic recovery.
People targeted by the testing are divided into three
groups: the high-risk group who are people from Chi Linh and cities,
and Kim Thanh and Cam Giang districts; the medium-risk including people from
the districts of Kinh Mon, Nam Sach and Binh Giang; and the low-risk comprising
those from Ninh Giang, Thanh Ha, Tu Ky, Gia Loc and Thanh Mien.
Hai Duong now has six labs for COVID-19 testing using
Realtime-PCR, located in the provincial Centre for Disease Control, General
Hospital, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Children’s Hospital, Tuberculosis and
Lung Disease Hospital, and the Hospital of Hai Duong Medical Technical
University.
The province is now capable of collecting 50,000 to
60,000 samples and processing as much as 8,500 individual test samples on a
daily basis. The results normally come out after 24 hours./.
Source: VietnamPlus
