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CDC Bac Giang receives permission for SARS-CoV-2 confirmation testing

Updated: 15:24, 01/04/2020
(BGO)- The Ministry of Health on March 30 decided to permit the Laboratory of Bac Giang provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) to do SARS-CoV-2 confirmation testing with the molecular biological technique (Realtime RT-PCR).

Prior to this decision, CDC Bac Giang has performed SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests. However, the Center had to sent the samples to the National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology for external assessment .

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Performing specimen extraction in the SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing system at the Bac Giang provincial Center for Disease Control.

Currently, in addition to the automatic specimen extraction system granted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), CDC has equipped a new molecular biological testing system to ensure two testing chains working at the same time; thus, raising the testing capacity from 50 to 200 specimens per day which meets the demand for screening in the community amid the complicated developments of Covid-19 outbreak.

The CDC’s Laboratory was evaluated and appraised by the National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology for meeting the conditions of SARS-CoV-2 confirmation testing. To date, the Center has tested about 1,300 specimens for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.

Bac Giang: Military forces actively join hands in Covid-19 combat
(BGO) – The Ministry of National Defense (MoND) on March 30 held an online conference in Hanoi to implement the urgent tasks and measures to control and prevent Covid-19 pandemic in the third stage to the military forces across the nation. The event was chaired by Lieutenant General Tran Don, member of the Central Party Committee, Deputy Minister of MoND, Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in the MoND. 
Bac Giang enhances grass root medical quality to prevent Covid-19 outbreak in community
(BGO) – The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control (NSC) on March 30 held an online conference to 63 provinces and cities to enhance the grass root medical quality to prevent and control the Covid-19 pandemic under the chair of Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen, Vice Head of the  NSC’s Standing Board.
Many sponsors join hands with Bac Giang in Covid-19 combat
(BGO) – The Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province on March 27 coordinated to receive the donated expenses for Covid-19 fight given by Cong Minh Trading Company Limited (Cong Minh Co.,Ltd).
Bac Giang reviews and grasps situation of foreign workers quarantined due to Covid-19 suspicion
(BGO) - The provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in northern province of Bac Giang has issued the correspondence on checking and grasping situation of the labour and employment affected by Covid-19 outbreak and quarantine of foreign workers suspected for Covid-19 infection. 
PPC Chairman Duong Van Thai urges to early detect suspected cases for isolation, localize to fight Covid-19
(BGO)- The provincial People’s Committee (PPC) of Bac Giang province on 26 March held an online meeting with the districts and city to review the fight against Covid-19 and assign tasks for coming time. PPC Chairman Duong Van Thai, Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control chaired the meeting. 

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