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Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at the ordinary government meeting on February 2 – Photo: VGP / Quang Hieu
At the regular government meeting held on February 2, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long reported an update on the situation and had many recommendations to control the COVID-19 epidemic.
The minister said that Quang Ninh and Hanoi are the two epidemic areas where the number of cases is increasing, while the number of cases in Hai Duong is decreasing daily. Immediately after the discovery of the outbreak, the Ministry of Health strengthened more than 1,200 medical workers to Hai Duong, now the epidemic situation is basically managed in this town.
According to the minister, this virus is one of the variants in the United Kingdom, according to the results of the isolation of 11 samples in the North and 1 sample in Ho Chi Minh City.
“This is a highly infectious strain, the viral load is 4 times higher than before. The time to get rid of the pathogen is also very high and very short. The infection rate increases by 70% compared to before ”. Time spread very quickly, “Long said.
“The outbreak in Van Don (Quang Ninh province) and Poyun Company (Hai Duong province) do not know the origin of the infection, but they all have British strains. Hai Duong is basically fine thanks to the immediate blockade of Chi Linh city It was a very drastic action under the instruction of the Prime Minister, very forceful measures, very necessary, at the right time, “added the Minister’s analysis.
Regarding the area of the epidemic in Quang Ninh, Mr. Long said that he recently discovered 3 more cases in Dong Trieu. According to the information from the online meeting of the Ministry of Health on the afternoon of February 2, Quang Ninh has decided to blockade Dong Trieu City from midnight tonight.
Also on this content, the detailed report of the Ministry of Health sent to the Government meeting pointed out that, at present, the outbreak in Chi Linh – Hai Duong and Van Don – Quang Ninh has been gradually controlled to be determined. From the beginning Drastically, urgently and synchronously implement measures against the epidemic, including the blockade of the entire Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province, Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province and the quarantine of many areas in the two areas mentioned.
Although the number of cases in these two areas may continue to rise when all collected samples are analyzed, the outbreaks in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh will be quickly brought under control in the near future, the Health Ministry said.
In Hanoi, cases related to outbreaks in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh are being quarantined and sampled on a large scale. “Yesterday, the Ministry of Health worked with Hanoi and we believe that the epidemic in Hanoi could last longer than expected because the infection here is relatively complicated,” Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said.
9 areas in Hanoi are blocked due to COVID-19 case – Graphics: NGOC THANH
The minister added, Quang Ninh has taken 20,000 samples for testing, Hai Duong 31,000 samples and Hanoi 30,000 samples. Hai Duong’s testing capacity has met the requirements, currently up to 15,000 samples per day and can increase to 25,000 samples in a short time.
Given the complicated evolution of the epidemic, the Minister of Health asked the localities to guide people in the strict application of Directive 05 of the Prime Minister.
This time around, the virus spreads primarily through the air rather than having been exposed almost before. Therefore, Mr. Long proposed requiring that all people wear masks when leaving the house; Medical statement required instead of recommended as before.
Minister Long also proposed limiting overcrowding, especially events in closed spaces. Some festivals with unnecessary crowds may be paused.
“Hai Duong has many weddings that are outbreaks or there is a case where a car carrying 11 people will become infected,” Long was quoted as saying.
Minister Long also suggested that it is necessary to control well the epidemic prevention situation in industrial zones, factories, hospitals, condominiums … The localities should strengthen the capacity of taking samples for analysis.
Da Nang’s lesson is to quickly zone and sample. Continuing “walking down the lane, knocking house to house, checking every object,” thanks to this, Hanoi has quickly discovered around 15,000 cases originating from Hai Duong.
Along with that, strengthen immigration management, especially against illegal entry.
