Thousands sign up for Covid-19 testing in northern infection hotspot
By Minh Cuong February 20, 2021 | 10:30 am GMT+7
Quang Ninh Province, currently Vietnam s second biggest Covid-19 hotspot, collected almost 12,700 samples in just four days after it offered to test on demand.
All the samples so far have tested negative.
People wait for their turn to get the Covid-19 testing service at Quang Ninh Province Hospital, February 19, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Cuong.
The province launched the service on Tuesday to enable people to travel after the Lunar New Year holidays ended.
The seven-day
Tet break, which ended that day, saw people all over the country go home to their extended family to celebrate the new year, increasing the chances of the disease’s spread.