Sunday, May 24, 2020

Wuhan centralized nucleic acid detection to check for gaps and fill in leaks

Reporters : Wang Jingwen etal. 
Editor : Chen Haifeng
Publisher : Yangtze River Net, reproduced on China News Network
Ref : http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2020/05-25/9193785.shtml
Extract translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan
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Images : Guo Liangshuo and Hu Dongdong, Yangtze River News



Nucleic acid testing in Wuhan : Check for gaps and fill in leaks

Since 15 May 2020, Wuhan's concentrated nucleic acid test has started. As of 24 May 2020, more than 9 million residents have been sampled. In order to allow residents who have never done nucleic acid testing to participate in this concentrated test, as of 23 May, 231 "defects and leaks" sampling points have been set up in all districts of Wuhan. Of residents provide supplementary mining services. For special groups such as the elderly and the disabled, medical staff come to take samples for them.

In the morning of 24 May, on a vacant lot in the Poly City community, Heping Street, Hongshan District, a "sampling point for deficiencies and leaks" was temporarily set up here, and nearly ten residents queued up in an orderly manner, waiting to be tested.

Heping Street is densely populated. According to the statistics of street staff, the number of people inspecting the entire street is more than 210,000. As of 23 May, only 946 people did not participate in the test due to various reasons, and the detection rate exceeded 99%.

In order to provide services for the remaining 1% of residents, community workers went up every level to perform "sweeping building" inquiries, online comparison and inspection, offline small speaker broadcasting, etc., to widely publicize and inform, so that residents who wish to get tested can timely "turn up for inspection" . After learning the news, some residents in the communities used the weekend time for covid testing.

In other districts, the work of nucleic acid detection "checking and filling gaps" is also carried out in an orderly manner. On the morning of 24 May, Xie Xiaojing, a resident of Changshou Community, Hanzhong Street, Qiaokou District, took a sample at the community health service center in the street. She said, "A few days ago, my family has done nucleic acid testing, but I have been working for no time, I thought I missed it, I didn't expect to come back for a test today, it is really convenient."

Districts in Wuhan are conducting inspections on urban-rural junctions, flower arrangements, old communities, construction sites, bazaars, and other locations, and participating in the detection of resident organizations that have never performed nucleic acid testing in the previous period.

Nucleic acid testing at home

Grandma Zhou Caiyun, a resident of Changshou Community, Hanzhong Street, Qiaokou District, is 86 years old this year. She learned from the news that Wuhan is conducting concentrated nucleic acid testing and praised “this is a good thing for the people”. Grandma Zhou also wanted to participate in the test, but due to inconvenience in her legs and feet, her family booked an "home service" for her.

On the morning of  24 May, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily followed Wang Jing and Yu Hao from the community health service center to the grandma's house. The medical staff collected Grandma Zhou's pharyngeal swab with a cotton swab and put it into the collection tube. The whole process took less than a minute. Grandma Zhou said, "The doctor came to the door and let us enjoy the thoughtful service."

Huangshou Community Party Committee Secretary Huang Jian said, "In the process of conducting centralized nucleic acid detection, we have joined the community health service center and provided on-site services for 42 residents."

Mr. Yao, 63, building 8, Aijia Royal Mansion, Heping Street, Hongshan District, is 63 years old this year. He suffered from retinopathy due to diabetes and could not see the road clearly, so he could not go downstairs for testing. The Hubei 627 Orthopedic Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, which is responsible for the nucleic acid detection of Heping Street, sent a "home team" with one doctor and one nurse to take samples for Mr. Yao.

Mr. Yao ’s wife, Ms. Liu, said, “Community workers took the initiative to help us make appointments for doctors to take samples. It’s really attentive. Our couple tested it and felt more at ease."

Migrant workers can also be detected nearby

On 24 May, residents of Hanyang District carried out a nucleic acid test to "check gaps and fill in leaks". The west of the district also welcomed a wave of people, mainly migrant workers and office workers.

57-year-old Liu Suihua is the driver of a concrete mixing plant on Yongfeng Street. He rushed to test with dozens of workers early in the morning. 

Liu Suihua said, "Because the company is under closed management, we haven't done nucleic acid testing before. Now the project site is strict and our cars can't enter without testing. "The company issued an urgent request, and more than 100 drivers have to do it today. Completing the test is not only a work requirement, but also responsible for your own health. "

Hanyang District's West Point testing point also opened a "green channel" for the disabled. Wang Man, a 58-year-old father of the Bailing community in Qinkoukou Street, pushed his father Wang Guangjun to do the test. Wang Guangjun was suffering from COPD and was in a wheelchair all year round, making it difficult for him to move. The staff helped Wang Man push the elderly into the venue, giving priority to screening.

Many districts in Wuhan have also expanded the scope of nucleic acid detection from communities to surrounding shops. Even if shop staff do not live in the community of the jurisdiction, they can be tested nearby. Take the Changshou Community in Hanzhong Street, Qiaokou District as an example. The community originally planned to perform nucleic acid detection on more than 4,210 residents. Now it has expanded its scope to include surrounding shopping malls and businesses. As of 23 May , the community has organized more than 4,600 people to accept nucleic acid testing. 


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