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Hundreds of medical workers get to work in Ha Tinh city, taking nasal swabs as part of mass COVID-19 testing following the detection of infected individuals in the community.
Approximately 400 residents in Nam Ha ward of Ha Tinh city have samples taken overnight.
Healthcare workers, in personal protective gear, spend a sleepless night working hard on sampling.
Once each sample is taken it is then carefully labeled before being put into storage.
The city has decided to enforce social distancing measures in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus among the community.
Many COVID-19 testing locations have been arranged throughout Ha Tinh city to speed up the testing.
Local residents voice their support for the administration’s testing campaign, even when it takes place at night.