Dong Nai's hospitals start doing COVID-19 tests

10:04, 10/04/2020

(ĐN)- The Ministry of Health has permitted Dong Nai General Hospital, Thong Nhat General Hospital and the provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct tests to diagnose COVID-19, according to Director Phan Huy Anh Vu of Dong Nai Department of Health.

 

(ĐN)- The Ministry of Health has permitted Dong Nai General Hospital, Thong Nhat General Hospital and the provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct tests to diagnose COVID-19, according to Director Phan Huy Anh Vu of Dong Nai Department of Health.

Accordingly, the hospitals and center can do quick tests on blood samples and respiratory tract specimens to identify the virus.

As of April 10, the province has had one COVID-19 patient who is being treated at Dong Nai Lung Hospital.

The country has so far had 39 facilities that are permitted to do SARS-CoV-2 tests.

Reported by B.N