Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has rolled out a plat to conduct 1.3 million RT-PCR tests until August 18 to screen COVID-19 infection cases.

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Tests will be conducted in three groups, namely “red”, “orange” and “green”, according to the plan.

The “red” group includes residents in high-risk areas of COVID-19 transmission; those working in supply chains; medical workers, frontline forces; delivery men; and apartment security guards in high-risk areas. 

The “orange” group consists of people working at factories, production sites, offices, markets, supermarkets, hospitals, medical clinics in vulnerable areas.   

The “green” group includes residents in disease-free zones. 

In addition, districts are allowed to conduct 2 million rapid tests.

The city started imposition of social distancing rules since July 24 to prevent spread of the virus. As the pandemic situation remains complicated, it re-imposed another 15-day social distancing which will end on August 23.

So far, the city recorded 1,915 new cases including 1,111 locally-transmitted ones since the fourth wave of infections beginning in late April./.