Hanoi spends extra $152 million on COVID-19 screening

March 12, 2020 | 14:53

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Hanoi People's Committee has just approved additional funding of more than VND3.5 billion ($152.17 million) from the city budget for COVID-19 screening for persons in concentrated isolation before transferring them into local isolation.

hanoi spends extra 152 million on covid 19 screening

Hanoi will use this inestment to accelerate the screening of persons in concentrated isolation Source: Tuoi tre

With this budget, Hanoi assigned the Department of Health to direct the City Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to purchase sampling, chemicals, biological products, and consumable materials for testing.

In addition, the Department of Health was also assigned to select units recognised by the Ministry of Health to be eligible for the COVID-19 screening. The department will also have to prepare and approve detailed cost estimates for the testing of samples collected from people waiting in concentrated isolation before transferring them to local isolation in accordance with regulations.

According to data from Ministry of Health, by 11.30am on March 12, 2020, Hanoi recorded five patients infected by COVID-19 who are being treated at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases. 2,300 samples collected from people returning from epidemic areas and are in concentrated isolation areas in Hanoi, have been tested.

By Phuong Hao

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