Do not leave subjects related to COVID-19 in Da Nang

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According to Prof. PhD. Nguyen Thanh Long, Acting Minister of Health, was identified that at 3 Da Nang Hospitals, mainly Danang Hospital, having identified a number of COVID-19 cases in the community, the Ministry of Health has analyzed the epidemiology and related factors but has not found a link between cases in the community and those in hospitals. in Danang. The Ministry of Health identified that the COVID-19 epidemic in Da Nang has undergone 4-5 epidemic cycles.

Currently, the situation of COVID-19 outbreak in Da Nang is very complicated. According to statistics, since early July 2020, more than 800,000 people have gone to Da Nang and returned to localities, more than 41,000 people have gone to 3 hospitals in Da Nang. The Ministry of Health has asked localities to make lists, supervise and monitor for all these subjects, and send a warning message, instructing these people to monitor their health, contact the health authority. If necessary, consult your local health care provider for advice, monitoring and testing for COVID-19 detection.

For localities related to the COVID-19 epidemic in Da Nang such as Quang Nam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and many other localities, the Ministry of Health proposes to urgently develop scenarios, investigation plans, supervise all people who travel to and from Da Nang and to places warned by the Ministry of Health, making sure no COVID-19 outbreaks occur in the area. Direct hospitals to strictly implement infection control to prevent COVID-19 infection according to procedures and guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Direct the grassroots health system to go to each lane, knocking on each house, reviewing each subject, not leaving objects related to COVID-19 in Da Nang.

The Ministry of Health will conduct periodic briefings with directors of provincial / municipal Health Departments to regularly review activities, conduct drastically and accelerate COVID-19 epidemic control measures. Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long proposed that the whole health sector is highly determined, with its knowledge and experience to prevent this COVID-19 pandemic. At the online conference, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, former Director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, President of Vietnam Association of Infectious Diseases, updated the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 (new version, 4th edition); note the COVID-19 treatment issues according to the updated regimen on all aspects such as COVID-19 treatment, underlying disease treatment, nutritional treatment, support and psychological treatment, support counseling Patient support.

Prof. Nguyen Gia Binh, former head of the Department of Positive Resuscitation, Bach Mai Hospital, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Emergency and Poisoning Resuscitation has updated all new contents, which should be noted in the treatment of COVID-19, some experiences with treating COVID-19 patients in Danang.

The representative of the Department of Management of Medical Examination and Treatment, the Ministry of Health also implemented the Guidelines for implementing the set of criteria for evaluating hospital safety for COVID-19 prevention; The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Central reported the test, the quality of testing in COVID-19 disease response and treatment facilities; Bach Mai Hospital guides implementation of infection control to prevent cross-infection in hospitals.

Currently, the Ministry of Health has sent the most elite teams such as the testing team (led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thi Quynh Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology), and the epidemic surveillance team (led by Assoc. Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, directed all COVID-91 isolation sites in Vietnam to come to Da Nang to direct the entire work. surveillance and epidemiological investigations); The treatment team is comprised of leading experts, and constantly being consulted by the experts of the Treatment Subcommittee for optimal treatment for each COVID-19 patient in Da Nang, Quang Nam and hospitals. involve. At the same time, the Ministry of Health has mobilized and organized training and guidance for nearly 1,000 people including medical school students, health workers and military forces to support COVID prevention and control. 19 in Danang. All departments work day and night with the highest determination to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic in Da Nang.

According to Chinhphu.vn