It has been 20 days since the fourth Covid-19 outbreak began. Bac Giang is currently the largest coronavirus hotbed in the country. Since April 27, the unit has tested 30,000 samples. From May 14 to May 16, it made tests to confirm 16 Covid-19 community infections in the province. Previously, the results of suspected cases were transferred to the provincial Center for Disease Control for confirmation.

Technicians work in a SARS-CoV-2 screening laboratory of the Department of Microbiology under the provincial General Hospital.

The provincial General Hospital quickly set up teams to collect samples for Covid-19 testing. From May 10, 10 teams (with a maximum of 19 people per team) went to areas hit by the outbreak to take samples for testing. There were days with emergencies, they had to collect samples throughout the night. When the last sample was taken, many medical staff and nurses were almost exhausted.

A sample processing team has also been set up, including administrative staff from departments and units in the hospital, working in day and night shifts. Specimens are transported to the Department of Microbiology for technicians to process.

Due to the high demand for testing, 10 staff and technicians of the Department of Microbiology have to work in shifts, about 10-24 hours per day, to process about 7,000 samples per day and night. Currently, the department is applying two testing methods: rapid testing for urgent screening cases and Realtime RT-PCR to confirm SARS-CoV-2 infections.

In recent 10 days, the department’s leaders have rearranged working time to ensure testing capacity. Outside office hours, every day half of the staff is arranged to work an overnight shift. Understanding the urgency of the work, all encourage each other to complete the task on schedule in order to quickly detect cases F0 and F1 cases for zoning off affected areas and stamping out the pandemic.

Specialist II Do Quoc Tuan, head of the Department of Microbiology, said: “For the past 3 days in a row, the department’s officials and staff only spent about 1-2 hours per day resting, eating and taking a nap, and then returned to work".

In the fight against Covid-19, every medical worker is always aware of his/her responsibilities. They may have to suffer disadvantages and risks, but this does not make them shrink. The encouragement and attention from patients and the people are a source of strength that helps medical staff become stronger to fight and soon win the pandemic.

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