The plan is currently being rolled out with four locations available now in An Lac A Ward, An additonal11 locations in Binh Tri Dong, 20 locations in Binh Hung Hoa A and 10 locations in Binh Hung Hoa B will be established.
Over 20 employees of HCM City Hospital of Dermato Venereology also came to help with the testing held at Binh Tri 1 Primary School.
Hoai Thu, a resident in Binh Hung Hoa A Ward, said she received the notification after returning from work and arrived at the testing location at 8 pm.
"I feel worried about the situation in HCM City. Other districts also held their testing in the past days so I know we would be tested too. I hope the result will be negative," she said.
In Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, the testing was held at Southern Youth Centre and Ngo Quyen Primary School. Over 500 samples were taken from 5 pm to 9 pm at Ngo Quyen Primary School. However, the testing lasted until late at night at other locations with larger crowds.
Some photos of the night:
Health workers in protective suits for six hours
Lining up for Covid-19 tests
