Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 1 (Reporter Gao Jing) On the 1st, reporters learned from China Nuclear Group that Wuhan China Nuclear Zhongtong Lanbo Medical Test Laboratory Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary of China Nuclear Group, obtained the Hubei Provincial New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention Command Approval of the new coronavirus nucleic acid test.
The new type of coronavirus nucleic acid detection is the key technical support for effective prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. In order to help more patients get timely diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment, with the support of China Nuclear Group, Wuhan Bluebo, as a third-party medical testing laboratory, has taken the initiative to join the ranks of the new crown virus nucleic acid testing institutions.
Hong Wei, general manager of Wuhan Lanbo, introduced that Wuhan Lanbo is mainly engaged in third-party medical testing business, and has previously possessed the ability to carry out the detection of new crown virus nucleic acid.
There is a risk of infection throughout the experiment. How to do a good job of safety protection for inspectors? "Wuhan Lanbo itself is a secondary laboratory, focusing on the tertiary protection of personnel." Hong Wei said that the materials required for tertiary biological safety protection include medical protective masks, N95 masks, latex gloves, face screens, goggles, and protection. Clothing, protective cap, etc.
Hong Wei said, "In the current special period, it is difficult for laboratory personnel to purchase three-level protective materials. With the support of the group company, we can officially start the experiment."
In addition to protective materials, biological safety cabinets are also critical for the protection of testing personnel. Nucleic acid extraction and other operations must be performed in a biological safety cabinet. The biological safety cabinet mainly sucks the air out of the cabinet to maintain a negative pressure inside the cabinet to prevent aerosol dissipation of certain dangerous or unknown biological particles during the experimental operation and treatment process to protect workers. Wuhan Lanbo Laboratory currently has 2 biological safety cabinets.
A few days ago, Wuhan Lanbo's three-level protection materials for the detection of the new crown virus nucleic acid have been in place, and also obtained the qualification certificate issued by a third-party testing agency for the biosafety cabinet. The pre-experiment was officially launched on February 25.
After the start of testing, Wuhan Lanbo's testing capacity is expected to reach 500 people per day. Hong Wei said: "Currently, the test objects are mainly samples of suspected cases in Wuhan, and after the epidemic situation is effectively controlled, Wuhan may resume the physical examination of the returning workers after it is officially resumed."