Twenty-two labs capable of doing quick virus tests: health ministry
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention of Hanoi, Da Nang, Can Tho, Yen Bai, Lao Cai and Quang Ninh are among healthcare facilities capable of conducting SARS-CoV-2 tests in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Hanoi (VNA) - The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention of Hanoi,Da Nang, Can Tho, Yen Bai, Lao Cai and Quang Ninh are among healthcarefacilities capable of conducting SARS-CoV-2 tests in Vietnam, according to theMinistry of Health.
The ministry has published a list of 22 facilities that are qualified for doingquick tests on blood samples and respiratory tract specimens using Realtime-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) to identify the virus.
National-level qualified facilities include the National Institute of Hygieneand Epidemiology, Pasteur Institutes in HCM City and Nha Trang, Institute ofHygiene and Epidemiology in the Central Highlands region, National Hospital forTropical Diseases, National Paediatrics Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Military Hospital108 and the Military Preventive Medicine Institute.
Hue Central Hospital, Thai Nguyen Central Hospital, Phu Tho province’s GeneralHospital and the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre can also conduct the tests.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the city’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Cho Ray Hospital,HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No 1 are on the list.
The health ministry asked the qualified labs to follow testing instructions ofthe World Health Organisation and US’ Centres for Disease Control andPrevention.
The facilities are responsible for reporting the positive test results to theNational Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control and localsteering committees.
The RT-PCR test kits, which were developed by the Military Medical Universityand Viet A Corporation, and have been approved by the health ministry, candetect SARS-CoV-2 in specimens of droplets obtained from the respiratory tractand blood samples.
The timescale for results, including the preparation time for the specimen, istwo hours.
Vietnam is able to make dozens of test kits per day at a cost of about 500,000 VND(21.5 USD) for a single test./.
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