China News Network Pingxiang, May 6 (Tang Renling, Lin Hao) Nanning Customs introduced on the 6th that during the "May 1" small holiday, Guangxi will increase its epidemic prevention efforts to ensure national security. In order to provide technical support for the import of foreign epidemic prevention, the customs subordinated to the Pingxiang Customs New Crown Virus Nucleic Acid Test Laboratory was formally established and put into operation, becoming the first laboratory in Guangxi border port to obtain a new crest virus nucleic acid detection technology and competency certificate.
Experts from Guangxi Clinical Testing Center carried out on-site technical audit of the laboratory
Lan Yiwen, the person in charge of the laboratory, said that the laboratory is mainly responsible for the nucleic acid detection of the inbound people under the jurisdiction of Chongzuo City, Guangxi, Pingxiang Railway Port, Aidian Port, and Shuikou Port. The design detection capacity is 200 people per day. Copies. From May 1-5, the laboratory has successfully tested 293 pharyngeal swab samples from all ports, all of which were negative.
The reporter saw in the laboratory that the laboratory setting area includes reagent storage and preparation area, specimen preparation area, amplification area and amplification product analysis area, equipped with negative pressure room air conditioning system, biological safety cabinet, and automatic nucleic acid extraction Instrument, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument, ultra-low temperature high-speed centrifuge and other high-tech equipment.
Lan Yiwen told reporters that it is very important to strengthen the prevention and control of ports by importing foreign defense, and nucleic acid detection capability is one of the most important links. In the past, samples collected at the port were sent to the Nanning Customs Guangxi International Travel Health Care Center for testing. After the new laboratory is completed, the samples sent by the port can be tested in the border area as soon as possible, and the abnormalities are promptly checked and transported, effectively preventing the risk of importing the new coronary pneumonia outbreak from abroad.
According to Peng Cheng, the director of Pingxiang Customs, the next step will be to give full play to the technical support role of the new crown virus nucleic acid testing laboratory at border ports, strictly do the personal protection of the staff, and secure the port quarantine line of defense to ensure that "Omissions, zero infections", go all out to prevent and control the import of overseas epidemic situations. "(Finish)