The two test kits to detect Sars-CoV-2, Real-time RT-PCR and RT-PCR, developed by the Military Medical Research Institute of Military Medical Academy and Viet A Technologies Joint Stock Company, were provided to 40 hospitals and infectious disease control centers in Vietnam. Additionally, over 10 countries, including Cambodia, Nigeria, Poland, Australia, Germany, Finland, Ukraine, Italy, Turkey and Ireland, have placed orders for the test kits.
The manufacturer has sent its first shipment of 50 kits to the Ukraine and a further 100 sets to Finland for importers to register circulation before officially importing them. Hanoi’s authorities have ordered 4,000 sets for their own use and to present to hospitals in Italy, which is one of Europe’s biggest hotspot for COVID-19.
It took the Military Medical Research Institute 2 months to complete research for the two coronavirus test-kits, which deliver results in 2 hours, excluding the time to process and split samples. The real-time RT-PCR and RT-PCR have high accuracy and sensitivity similar to those produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The manufacturer has sent its first shipment of 50 kits to the Ukraine and a further 100 sets to Finland for importers to register circulation before officially importing them. Hanoi’s authorities have ordered 4,000 sets for their own use and to present to hospitals in Italy, which is one of Europe’s biggest hotspot for COVID-19.
It took the Military Medical Research Institute 2 months to complete research for the two coronavirus test-kits, which deliver results in 2 hours, excluding the time to process and split samples. The real-time RT-PCR and RT-PCR have high accuracy and sensitivity similar to those produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
 Senior lieutenant-colonel Ho Anh Son said: "The kits are the work of soldiers on the anti-epidemic front lines. We have not stopped researching and improving." Photo: Cong Dat  Officials from the Military Medical Research Institute are splitting patient samples. Photo: Files  After going through the microbiological process, patient samples will be run on the machine to get results. Photo: Files  Splitting suspected corona virus patient samples. Photo: File  The procedure of splitting patient samples. Photo: Cong Dat  The procedure of applying suspected patient RNA samples. Photo: Cong Dat  Reactors have been sampled and prepared to be put into Real-time RT-PCR for testing. Photo: Cong Dat  Inserting a real-time RT-PCR reaction into the device to run the coronavirus detection test. Photo: Cong Dat  Senior Lieutenant-colonel Ho Anh Son and Dr. Hoang Xuan Su view the positive respiratory tract sample results. Photo: Cong Dat  The red line on the device reaching a high level indicates the patient is infected with the coronavirus. Photo: Cong Dat  Evaluation results of a real-time RT-PCR kit detects the coronavirus. Photo: Cong Dat  Two kinds of real-time RT-PCR testing kits manufactured by Viet A Technologies Joint Stock Company were authorized by the Ministry of Health. Photo: Cong Dat  Staffs of the Military Medical Research Institute read the test results at all times and daily report the research progress of SARS-CoV-2 to superiors. Photo: Cong Dat |
To earn this achievement, Senior lieutenant-colonel Ho Anh Son, deputy director of the Military Medical Research Institute, and Dr. Hoang Xuan Su, in charge of implementing the project strategy, worked day and night with other colleagues.
Although the made-in-Vietnam novel coronavirus test-kits are already used domestically as well as internationally this week, the task for the "virus-catching" soldiers has not ended yet. The Military Medical Research Institute continues to do research and make improvements for more optimal products.
Story: Bich Van – Photos: Cong Dat & Files
