Health workers take samples for COVID-19 tests at Thu Duc city's Health Centre. Photo courtesy of Thu Duc city 's health centre HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City 's authorities have tightened COVID-19 prevention measures by setting up 25 task forces in 21 districts and Thu Duc city, and improving testing capacity to 1 million samples per day. The task forces led by the Department of Health will focus on high-risk areas such as industrial parks, export processing zones and high-tech zones. Twenty-two of the task forces will work with leaders of the People's Committees in the districts and Thu Duc city to enhance prevention measures in those areas. The other three task forces will support management boards in export processing zones, industrial parks and high-tech parks, including the Quang Trung Software Park. Task force members include representatives of the health department, the HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC), students at medical universities, and members of youth unions. Over the next two weeks, the health department will improve testing capacity to 1 million a day, especially in isolation and locked-down areas, to prevent cross-infection in these areas. The city is piloting a programme to conduct rapid testing in the high-risk areas in order to detect positive cases as early as possible…. Read full this story
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