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Private clinics to be permitted to conduct COVID-19 tests

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 9 agreed in-principle to allow private medical centres to perform COVID-19 diagnostic testing following a proposal made by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health.
Private clinics to be permitted to conduct COVID-19 tests ảnh 1Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc onApril 9 agreed in-principle to allow private medical centres to performCOVID-19 diagnostic testing following a proposal made by the Ministry ofFinance and Ministry of Health.

He also assigned the Ministry of Health to cooperate withthe ministries of Finance and Justice as well as relevant authorities topromptly prepare legal documents permitting placing orders for testing services at privatefacilities which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval.

The move is expected to boost Vietnam’s capacity forCOVID-19 testing.

As of April 10, Vietnam has reported 255 confirmed cases,including 128 recoveries and no fatalities.

Last month, the Ministry of Health announced a list of 22state-run healthcare facilities qualified to conduct quick tests on blood samples andrespiratory tract specimens to detect the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

The list includes not only national-level hospitals such asthe National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the Pasteur Institutes inHCM City and Nha Trang, the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bach MaiHospital and Cho Ray Hospital, but also provincial-level hospitals and centresfor disease control and prevention./.

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