The Thien Nhan Centre for High-tech Medical Diagnosis, a private medical facility in Da Nang has obtained an accreditation from the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute to confirm COVID-19 test results, doctor Ngo Duc Hai, the centre’s Director aanounced on Tuesday.

Medical laboratory technicians at the Thien Nhan Centre for High-tech Medical Diagnosis conducting Covid-19 testing

The licencing for this private medical facility will help the city increase Covid-19 testing capacity, as well as find it easier to implement large-scale tests.

The centre has been installed with good quality equipment for coronavirus testing, including a Realtime PCR machine, a biological safety cabinet level II Novapro Neo 1500, and an autoclave.

The centre's molecular biological testing system has been used for the testing of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses, and the early detection of cervical cancer (HPV-DNA type identification), especially for SARS-CoV-2.

In particular, there is a negative pressure room with the suction and sterilisation system at a speed of 1,500m³ / hour, ensuring maximum safe and sterile ventilation for the room, and a Japanese-made microbiological liquid waste treatment system.

Staffers who are in charge of conducting COVID-19 tests meet the prescribed requirements, and all of them have joined the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute-offered courses on SARS-CoV-2 screening techniques.

For the time being, the Thien Nhan center has a daily capacity of testing 1,000 samples for COVID-19.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T