Strategic preparedness and response plan for Covid-19
- Monday - 01/03/2021 14:52
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Web Portal – On February 19, the Ministry of Health organized an online conference on Covid-19 prevention and control with 63 provinces and cities nationwide. At Dong Nai meeting point, there are Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Thai Bao and leaders of the health sector and related departments and branches.
Delegates attending the conference at Dong Nai meeting point.
As of the morning of February 19, Vietnam recorded a total of 2,347 Covid-19 cases. Of which 1,605 cases were recovered, death-toll remains at 35, the rest are under treatment. From January 25, 2021 to February 18, 2021, the national tally 755 locally-transmitted cases in 13 provinces and cities. In particular, Hai Duong province is 575 cases, far exceeding the figure of the outbreak in Da Nang with 389 cases. Vietnam also recorded 4 strains of SARS-CoV-2. In recent days, cases have mainly been reported in isolated areas of Hai Duong province, 12 other localities have controlled the disease and have not recorded new cases.
Experts predict that the disease situation in Hai Duong is still complicated.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long give his speech at the Hanoi meeting point.
In addition, all scenarios and plans to respond to the epidemic must be prepared in the fastest and most timely manner. It is necessary to strengthen screening and early detection of cases in places with a high concentration of people, especially in hospitals and factories. People with symptoms of cough and fever should be tested immediately, ensuring the realization of the dual goal of preventing epidemics and developing economic.
When a case occurs or a case is suspected, localities need to quickly localize, take samples on a large area, blockade the narrowest range, speed tracing to determine the source of transmission, quickly repressing the epidemic to minimize impact on economic development.
Concentrated isolation for F1 and on-entry subjects should be carried out thoroughly accordance with regulations to limit cross-contamination in quarantine areas.
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long suggested local leaders pay special attention to the testing, to plan and distribute tests for each level of epidemic and to include the worst case scenario. He asked provinces and cities to train all health workers in the area on sampling and splitting to take samples for testing. Local hospitals need to be proactive in screening testing, absolutely not subjective because testing plays a key role in epidemic prevention. Admission and treatment of patients also need to be paid attention to prevent infection in medical facilities.
Local authorities need to strengthen communication for people to strictly enforce 5K, strictly punish those who do not wear masks in public, do not report medical or untruthfully. Continuing to review cases of returning from epidemic zones. Community Covid groups continued to check house-by-house, asking those returning from the epidemic area to honestly make medical declarations, take samples for testing, quarantine in accordance with the local situation.
In addition, it is necessary to implement the motto “4 on-the-spot”, ensuring test bio-products, medical supplies and equipment for epidemic prevention. Strictly complying with epidemic prevention instructions at offices, agencies, factories, enterprises and enterprises. The production and business must put safety first.
Viet Anh