Quang Nam province requested Phan Chau Trinh University to perform diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

According to the Ministry of Health, testing is one of the important activities for the early and accurate detection of pathogens. In the increasingly complicated and unpredictable COVID-19 epidemic, the establishment of a Support Group to test for acute respiratory infections due to a new strain of Corona virus is very important.

On August 2, Mr. Tran Van Tan, Vice Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee signed a document asking Phan Chau Trinh University to participate in testing and diagnosing the virus for SARS-CoV-2.

Accordingly, the leaders of Quang Nam province asked Phan Chau Trinh University to test and return the screening test results for SARS-CoV-2 by the Realtime RT-PCR method in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health.

Leaders of Quang Nam province assigned the provincial Department of Health and Social Insurance to preside over and coordinate with the People's Committee of Hoi An City, Dien Ban, Dai Loc to actively support Phan Chau Trinh University in performing the SARS-CoV- 2 according to regulations; directed functional departments, medical centers to quickly coordinate, take samples and immediately transfer to Phan Chau Trinh University for testing.

TS.BS. Pham Hung Van - Rector of Phan Chau Trinh University said, Phan Chau Trinh University is a medical training unit, has a Research Center for Biomedical Science and Technology (CRAGB) with full equipment. , applying new testing techniques including RT-Realtime PCR technique according to standard procedures of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of the United States and Berlin (Germany).

Photo: Research Center of Biomedical Science and Technology - Phan Chau Trinh University took samples for SARS-CoV-2.

The test method Realtime RT-PCR aims to detect cases of Covid-19 in a timely manner to monitor, isolate, treat and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive measures. Anti-epidemic has been done, determines the immune status in the community.

Previously, on April 10, 2020, accompanying Quang Nam province in the prevention of Covid-19, Phan Chau Trinh University sent laboratory staff, medical staff of the Center for Scientific and Technological Research. biomedicals joined the rapid response team to support centralized localities and implemented plans to expand, sample Covid-19 screening tests for nearly 200 citizens at a quarantine facility in Duy Xuyen district and Great fortune. The school supports and performs completely free of charge for the first 500 samples of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests.

Laboratory staff of Phan Chau Trinh University participated in taking samples and screening Covid -19 at gathering points in Quang Nam province.