The Son Tra District authorities in Da Nang conducted the collection of swab samples for the second COVID-19 tests from all fishermen, traders and others operating at the Tho Quang fishing wharf from Thursday night till Friday morning.

Nasal swab samples are collected for COVID-19 tests from traders, fishermen and others operating at these sites on Thursday night

So far, 900 out of the total 3534 users of the fishing wharf have tested negative for the virus for the second time, doctor Pham Hong Nam, the Director of the Son Tra District Medical Centre said.

The swab samples of the remaining people operating in the wharf are being tested by the Da Nang Centre for Disease Control, and the results are expected to be available soon.

For the time being, all fishermen, traders, and other workers operating at the wharf are required to adhere to COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, the 5K recommendations of the Ministry of Health, to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG- Translating by A.T