Friday, 28/02/2020 15:32 (GMT+7)
The Hue Central Hospital and the Ho Chi Minh city Hospital of Tropical Diseases were allowed by the Ministry of Health on February 26th to perform tests for SARS-CoV-2 that causes the ravaging acute respiratory disease (COVID-19).
Ho Chi Minh city Hospital of Tropical Diseases (Photo: hellobacsi.com)
Accordingly, Vietnam has total six units which are capable to test SARS-CoV-2. However, the Ministry of Health is considering to let others do the same in the time to come so as to make it around 30.
The Ministry has been ordering its affiliates to make thorough preparations of material infrastructure, equipment, personnel and chemicals so as to cope with the COVID-19 epidemic. Besides, it has also asked relevant ministries to stand ready to provide support in case of need.
So far, Vietnam has conducted tests on 1,320 samples, with 16 coming out positive and the rest negative for the virus./.
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