Updated information on Viet Nam's COVID-19 testing capacity
Nine more labs are capable of providing confirmatory testing for COVID-19, bringing the total number to 79, said the Ministry of Health on September 28.
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The 79 designated facilities are located in the four regions across Viet Nam. Of these, 36 in the Northern Region, seven in the Central Region, two in the Central Highlands Region, and 34 in the Southern Region.
The nine latest labs are: (i) Ha Noi University of Public Health, (ii) Nghe An Center for Disease Control, (ii) Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (IPMPH) under the Ha Noi Medical University, (iv) Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, (v) Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, (vi) Gia An 115 Hospital, (vii) Quality Control Center for Medical Laboratory, (viii) Hoan My Sai Gon Hosptial and (ix) Southern Military Center for Preventive Medicine.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Health has ordered medical facilities nationwide to prepare infrastructure, equipment, materials and personnel to conduct tests in a timely manner.
There are currently 123 facilities capable of conducting RT-PCR tests nationwide, with a maximum capacity of some 46,000 samples a day.
The number of qualified test facilities increased gradually from 51 as of May 4, to 66 as of July 28; 70 as of August 11; and 79 as of September 28.
So far, the country has recorded 1,074 COVID-19 patients, including 691 locally-transmitted cases.
BELOW IS THE LIST OF DESIGNATED LABS QUALIFYING FOR COVID-19 TESTS
The Northern region:
1. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE)
2. The Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (IPMPH) under the Ha Noi Medical University
3. The Ha Noi University of Public Health
4. The Ha Noi Center for Disease Control
5. The Bac Ninh Center for Disease Control and Prevention
6. The Bac Giang Center for Disease Control and Prevention
7. The Hai Phong Preventive Medical Center
8. The Thanh Hoa Center for Disease Control
9. The Quang Ninh Center for Disease Control
10. The Yen Bai Center for Disease Control
11. The Lao Cai Center for Disease Control
12. The Hai Duong Center for Disease Control
13. The Dien Bien Center for Disease Control
14. The Nghe An Center for Disease Control
15. The Thai Binh Center for Disease Control
16. The Hoa Binh Center for Disease Control
17. The Ha Tinh Center for Disease Control
18. The Nam Dinh Center for Disease Control
19. The Hung Yen Center for Disease Control
20. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
21. The Viet Nam National Hospital of Pediatrics
22. The Bach Mai Hospital
23. The National Lung Hospital
24. The Thai Nguyen National Hospital
25. The Phu Tho Provincial General Hospital
26. The Ninh Bình Provincial General Hospital
27. The Medlatec Hospital
28. The Duc Giang General Hospital
29. The 103 Military Hospital
30. The 108Military Central Hospital
31. The 110th Military Medical Hospital
32. The Military Institute of Preventive Medicine
33. The National Centre for Veterinary Diagnosis
34. The Regional Animal Health Office No. 2
35. The Viet Nam-Russia Tropical Center
36. The Regional Animal Health Office No. 3
The Central region:
1. The Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang
2. The Da Nang Center for Disease Control
3. The Quang Nam Provincial Center for Disease Control
4. The Hue Central Hospital
5. The Hospital C Da Nang
6. Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital
7. Hospital 199 – The Ministry of Public Security
The Central Highlands Region
1. The Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Central Highlands
2. The Gia Lai Center for Disease Control
The Southern region
1. The Pasteur Institute of HCMC
2. The Can Tho Center for Disease Control
3. The Kien Giang Center for Disease Control
4. The Dong Nai Center for Disease Control
5. The Tay Ninh Center for Disease Control
6. The Lam Dong Center for Disease Control
7. The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Center for Disease Control
8. The HCMC Center for Disease Control
9. The Hau Giang Preventive Medical Center
10. The Bac Lieu Center for Disease Control
11. The Ca Mau Center for Disease Control
12. The Phu Quoc Medical Center
13. The Cho Ray Hospital
14. The Thong Nhat Hospital
15. The University of HCMC Medical Center
16. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCMC
17. The Children Hospital No.1 in HCMC
18. The Dong Nai Provincial General Hospital
19. The Dong Nai Thong Nhat General Hospital
20. The Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital
21. The Children Hospital in HCMC
22. The FV Hospital in HCMC
23. The An Giang Central General Hospital
24. The Long An General Hospital
25. The Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital
26. The Nguyen Tri Phuong Hosptial
27. The Gia An 115 Hospital
28. The Quality Control Center for Medical Laboratory
29. The Hoan My Sai Gon Hosptial
30. The 175 Military Hospital
31. The Regional Animal Health Office No. 4
32. The Regional Animal Health Office No. 6
33. The Southern Military Centre for Preventive Medicine (SMCPM)
34. The 7A Military Hospital.
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(Source: VNA)
