Many valuable lessons have been learned in the recent Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control.

​Comrade Nguyen Hong Linh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, delivers a speech at the conference.

​​Chairing the conference were Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; Mr. Ho Thanh Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Cao Tien Dung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

At the conference, leaders of the Department of Health on behalf of the Provincial People's Committee reported on the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in the past 2 years.

According to a report by the Provincial People's Committee, over the past 2 years since the first cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Vietnam, Dong Nai Province has experienced 4 outbreaks with many complicated developments.

Mr. Ho Thanh Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee speaks at the conference

In the period from the 1st to the 3rd outbreak in Dong Nai Province, only 22 cases of infection were recorded, of which 19 were imported cases and were quarantined immediately upon entry; Only 3 cases were recorded in the community due to the infected person moving back from the epidemic area, however, these cases were quickly isolated, traced and handled quickly, no secondary infections were recorded.

The fourth phase of the outbreak began on April 27, 2021 and lasts until today, this is the longest and most complicated phase of the epidemic. At the peak of the epidemic, the number of new cases in the province reached 1,100 cases per day.

Over the past two years, Dong Nai Province has had nearly 419,500 Covid-19 cases and cured more than 417,400 Covid-19 patients (accounting for 99.52% of the total number of infections), including more than 380,800 patients isolated and treated at home, over 36,600 patients were treated at district and provincial health facilities; recorded 1,963 deaths (accounting for 0.47% lower than the mortality rate of the whole country and neighboring provinces).

Since August 5, 2021, there have been 13 medical manpower delegations mobilized by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defense and the provinces to support epidemic prevention and control in Dong Nai Province with 954 people. The Ministry of Health has established and sent medical staff to perform the tasks at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Center under the Central Lung Hospital, Dong Nai Province with 211 people.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Cao Tien Dung speaks at the conference

Regarding vaccination, up to now, the whole province has successfully deployed 40 rounds of vaccination, administering a total of 7.5 million doses of vaccine to people aged 5 years and older, including over 3.1 million doses of the first injection, nearly 3 million doses of the second injection, and more than 1.5 million doses of third injection.

During the two years of epidemic prevention and control, on the basis of the actual developments of the epidemic situation in the province through stages, the Provincial Steering Committee flexibly applied the instructions of the National Steering Committee issued many important, decisive guiding documents and set out anti-epidemic principles such as "prevent - detect - isolate - thoroughly localize - fight the epidemic and treat effectively"; then redirected to "safely adapting, flexibly, effectively controlling the COVID-19 epidemic".

The report of the Provincial People's Committee has also drawn lessons learned such as: Focused, synchronous, unified, transparent and consistent leadership and direction from the central to local levels; early, proactive and especially consistent with the proposed anti-epidemic measures; the motto "four on the spot"; following up the reality, firmly recognize the situation, well forecasting; transparency in providing extensive information and communication; mobilizing the strength of national unity; mobilizing the total strength of the health sector; ensuring both effective anti-epidemic and economic development; ensuring social security work for people in epidemic areas, especially in areas where isolation and blockade are being implemented.

Mr. Vo Van Chanh, Secretary of Bien Hoa City Party Committee speaks at the conference

In the coming direction, continue to promote vaccination, ensure vaccination schedule; increase mobilization of people to vaccinate; continue to implement synchronously and effectively policies on security, social order and safety, social security; update and develop a response and prevention plan for the COVID-19 epidemic to move towards ending the emergency phase of the pandemic under 3 scenarios in line with the guidance of the World Health Organization; promote propaganda on disease prevention and control; raise personal awareness in proactively and voluntarily taking measures to prevent and control the epidemic.

At the conference, the delegates also said that it is necessary to have a thorough assessment of many issues in the recent process of fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in the province.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Cao Tien Dung, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that there has never been a total mobilization to fight the epidemic like the past time, so many issues need to be drawn from experience, such as: significant experience in the leadership; experience in coordination between Dong Nai Province and surrounding provinces; The problem of accommodation for worker has led to difficulties in fighting the epidemic.

The conference

Concluding the conference, Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested the Office of the Provincial Party Committee to complete the report for the Steering Committee. The report should clarify what has been achieved and what has not been achieved. “How should the health sector redefine the anti-epidemic approach to recommend to the people; Continuing to apply information technology, the issues that are beneficial to the long-term development should be done continuously. Regarding vaccines, continue to recommend people to inject and improve the capacity of grassroots health care to serve people's lives." Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized.

Mr. Ho Thanh Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee said It is necessary to conduct a preliminary review of the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in the province to draw the very important lessons from the recent epidemic. For example, the lesson on leadership is a very profound lesson; lesson on propaganda work; lessons on welfare policy; Lessons from both fighting the epidemic and implementing economic development.

Quoc Khanh