3 changes in the anti-epidemic strategy | News



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On the morning of May 5, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long held an online briefing on the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic with the localities. Representatives of the Dien Bien Health Department said that as of the morning of May 5, Dien Bien registered 6 cases, of which 2 cases were identified by H.Cam Giang (Hai Duong). All suspected and infected cases in Dien Bien are in quarantine, and none of them show symptoms. According to the Ministry of Health, Dien Bien is the most recent locality where the Covid-19 patient is involved in an outbreak in Hai Duong. Long pointed out that there is a phenomenon of cargo picking up passengers from epidemic areas to other locations. Therefore, localities must have control measures.

Combine 10 to 16 samples in one test

Twelve provinces and cities registered cases of Covid-19 in the community

On May 5, the National Steering Committee for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic announced 19 new cases of Covid-19, which were the 1958-1976 patients with Covid-19 in Vietnam. These are cases in the community, reported in Hanoi (1 case), Hai Duong (12 cases), Quang Ninh (2 cases), Dien Bien (3 cases) and Ha Giang (1 case). In which, 2 provinces Dien Bien and Ha Giang registered 3 cases related to the outbreak of H. Cam Giang (Hai Duong), and 1 case is under epidemiological investigation.

* At the meeting of the Steering Committee for the Control and Prevention of Covid-19 Diseases in Hanoi, the Deputy Director of the Hoang Duc Hanh City Health Department said that progress in Hanoi is showing good signs, due to the number of patients. translation under control … TP currently has 893 F1, all test results (except F1 detected later), found 19 positive cases, the rest were negative. The 17,909 people returning from the epidemic area were also tested and only 4 cases tested positive. However, Mr. Hanh still warned about the cases of people with the virus but without symptoms, so he could not be subjective.

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First, change the test sample pool strategy. Earlier, during an epidemic in Da Nang, the Ministry of Health allowed 5 samples to be collected in one test. However, due to the need for extensive testing on Quang Ninh and H. Cam Giang (Hai Duong), the Ministry of Health allows 10 to 16 samples to be grouped in one test, per household.

“If the combined sample is positive, isolate the whole family and then take the sample again to analyze each person to classify F0, F1,” said the Minister of Health.

Secondly, about medical isolation the cases are children, with children under 5 years old will be strictly isolated at home. Mr. Long suggested locations to classify 2 groups of children for quarantine. The group of children under 5 years of age can be strictly isolated at home by the local government and have conditions to accompany such as: a family can only take care of one person; The person appears to be in good health and the family has no older people or a history of medical problems. This, the Ministry of Health has done in H.Cam Giang (Hai Duong) and some other localities.
For children over 5 years old, apply the concentrated isolation divergence model. Children will be placed in central isolation for the first 7 days and samples will be taken on days 1, 3 and 7. When the child tests negative, they will be isolated at home very strictly under the supervision of local authorities. “The local government is the last unit to decide on the child’s home isolation,” Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said.

Third, release assets from epidemic areas. Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that the situation of trade in goods in epidemic regions to other localities is very difficult. Local authorities, if they guarantee the testing capacity, can transport goods outside the province through strict control of freight and freight carriers. All cargo drivers and accompanying passengers must carry out the test every 2 days, during the transport process they must apply anti-epidemic measures: wear a mask, open the door, do not close the car, search the luggage. Process, contact, limit exposure. .. “Where translation occurs because this object, that locality must assume responsibility,” emphasized the Minister of Health.

According to associate professor Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment (Ministry of Health), during this outbreak, 80% of the cases were asymptomatic, while the virus spread very rapidly. Therefore, hospitals must conduct active testing for medical staff, proactive supervision.

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Da Nang hospital delegation showed determination to fight epidemic diseases in Gia Lai

Ho Chi Minh City proposed to suspend the admission of foreigners in isolation

On the same day, May 5, at the extraordinary meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City Covid-19 Disease Control Steering Committee (HCDC), the president of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong asked the departments to prepare the best plans because people welcome Tet safely.

Mr. Phong assigned the TT-TT Department to coordinate with the network operators to send text messages to all the people living in Ho Chi Minh City just after the Ministry of Health announced the travel itinerary of the related case. with Ho Chi Minh City; Medical facilities increase their analysis capacity to 15,000 – 20,000 samples / day. Activities, events and festivals during the Lunar New Year will need to scale down, reduce the number of guests, and will need to be screened for safety prior to celebration. Furthermore, Mr. Phong also assigned the Department of Health to advise and propose to the Ministry of Health to suspend the reception of foreigners in isolation in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hai Duong blocked another district

On the afternoon of May 5, Mr. Nguyen Duong Thai, chairman of the Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee, signed a decision to establish a medical isolation area in Cam Giang district to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. . According to the decision, H.Cam Giang will be blocked from 18:00 on the 5.2 day until further notice.

Ho Chi Minh City stopped manual medical declaration

On May 5, the Ho Chi Minh City Health Department held an online conference to implement electronic medical statements and instructions for the in-depth exploitation of epidemiological factors during medical examination and treatment in city hospitals. Ho Chi Minh.

Hospitals began to implement the implementation on August 8. HCDC assigns staff to be in charge, regularly accessing the medical reporting system to understand the status of health reports from all medical examination and treatment facilities in the area. For hospitals, medical examination and treatment establishments in the area, responsible for disseminating HCDC doctors and guidance. Responsible for implementing the digital transformation in the medical declaration activities in the unit, organizing the unified implementation of the electronic medical declaration system to replace manual declaration forms with paper and individual periodic declaration software. Assign a specialized department to manage medical statements in the unit, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to respond promptly to cases of risk.

Duy tinh

Meanwhile, in Hai Phong, the Hai Phong City People’s Committee also announced as of 12 today (6.2) that people entering Hai Phong must have a certificate from the Commune People’s Committee in place of departure, clearly indicating the reason, the TP schedule. People who leave the city must have a certificate from the Popular Committee of the commune where they reside on the reason, the departure time and when they return, there must be confirmation from the Popular Committee of the commune of the destination. In case of returning and passing through epidemic areas, centralized medical isolation must be performed in accordance with regulations and the isolated person must bear the costs of quarantine. If there is no local certification, people returning to Hai Phong will be taken to the concentrated isolation area.

Also on May 5, the Da Nang medical delegation went to Gia Lai to support human resources against the Covid-19 epidemic. Dr. Nguyen Tien Hong, Deputy Director of Da Nang Health Department, heads the hospital delegation along with 7 other doctors from Da Nang City Center for Disease Control and Da Nang Hospitals. The delegation is tasked with coordinating with Gia Lai province health workers to investigate, track, manage outbreaks, and prevent the Covid-19 epidemic in Gia Lai until local control of the epidemic is fine.

Receive 21 billion VND to buy vaccines

On the morning of May 5, the Ministry of Health received VND 21 billion donors for the purchase of the Covid-19 vaccine. At the reception, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stated that Vietnam’s ability to produce Covid-19 vaccines is highly feasible, but to have vaccines soon, the Health Ministry has tried to negotiate with vaccine producing partners in all the world. how to get a supply of vaccines for epidemic prevention soon.

Consequently, Vietnam has negotiated and signed an agreement with the British vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca. The first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine, imported by Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company, is expected to arrive in Vietnam in late February and early March. By June this year, Vietnam had around 30 million doses supplied to the people. The Ministry of Health continues to negotiate to increase the supply for the Vietnamese market, and at the same time work with other partners, to soon have more vaccines to serve the people.



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