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Alley 97 Pham Phu Thu, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City announced the removal of the blockade – Photo: NHAT THINH
Medical experts say that Ho Chi Minh City is safe, but be sure to note that you need to remain vigilant because you can still “give in” at any time.
As Tuoi Tre pointed out on the morning of December 16, two of the many places that were blocked due to 4 cases of COVID-19 infection are Apartment 50 Bach Dang, Hall 2, Tan Binh District, and ICOOL Karaoke Bar. No. 120 Thanh Thai, Ward 12, District 10 has removed the blockade, opened the door and has no active forces. The activities of the local population have also returned to normal.
Trace the days of the night
Speaking with Tuoi Tre, Dr. Le Hong Nga – Head of the Infectious Disease Prevention Department, Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) – stated that until now, Ho Chi Minh City has controlled a series of 4 cases. have COVID-19 above. This is a good sign, showing the consensus of the people with the city’s epidemic prevention work.
Earlier on the night of November 30, the Health Ministry announced that a case of COVID-19 was registered as patient 1347, infected by patient 1342 while still in isolation. An urgent meeting between the Ministry of Health and the bridgehead of related units in Ho Chi Minh City was held overnight to urgently locate and trace the people exposed to these two cases.
A day later, at the permanent meeting of the Government on prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that Ho Chi Minh City is not an outbreak, but a place of infection from abroad. The Prime Minister asked to quickly and quickly investigate and trace all F1 and F2 objects, the number of people discovered, not to allow the third epidemic cycle to occur in the community.
In the days that followed, HCDC continually announced a series of locations and times for passing patients, while urging residents to contact the nearest medical agency and implement these services immediately. disease prevention measures according to instructions.
During the traceability process, Ho Chi Minh City discovered 2 new patients, 1,348 and 1,349 cases. The fight against the epidemic was extremely stressful when the number of places where 4 patients passed was dense, contacting many people in schools, English classes, places of games, shopping, food … Those most concerned about exploiting the most the epidemiology, 1342 patients who used to go to school while isolated in accommodation.
According to Dr. Le Hong Nga, in order to control these 4 cases, there are times when the healthcare sector, as well as related departments, are heavily pressured on when to track the speed when the patient transfer program it is dense. , especially patient 1347.
Everyone has to work, move continuously, stay up all night to locate and locate the people involved. In addition, some people infected with COVID-19, the contacts of the case do not remember the schedules, they do not even cooperate to share information.
In these situations, HCDC must have the support of the National Anti-Epidemic Steering Committee and use information technology to detect by location from mobile phone numbers. “We cannot wait for the patient to report, we have to find ways to mobilize, persuade, even dissuade to obtain information about the journey of the infected person, the people involved in the case” – Ms Nga shared.
The risk is still waiting
Ms. Nga said that in the past, Ho Chi Minh City has implemented the management and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in accordance with the infection chain management method. This is an appropriate approach to control contact transmitted diseases such as COVID-19, influenza … With a series of 4 COVID-19 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, the health sector has identified cases of F0 and Know the source of the infection in the isolated concentrated area of Vietnam Airlines.
In addition, through the media channels of the health sector and the press, as well as the two previous epidemics, people have prepared an anti-epidemic stance. “From the beginning, we have controlled the source of F0, we don’t let the spread spread. We are only afraid when the source of the F0 case is unknown because we do not know where the “enemy” is to fight, who does not know. infect anyone “- said Nga.
Although there are no cases of COVID-19 infection in the community, according to Dr. Le Hong Nga, Ho Chi Minh City continues to be a locality at risk of COVID-19 entry, because with 143 cases since the beginning of the epidemic season, there are more than 100 cases of entry from abroad. Therefore, the source of infiltration is a great challenge for the city, forcing to invest a lot to control the epidemic from rescue flights, water ports, entry of specialists to work and isolate the national flight crew. control of isolation procedures in quarantine areas (military, district, hotel …)
Dr. Truong Huu Khanh, former head of the Infection Department at Children’s Hospital 1, said that so far, the COVID-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City is safe, but it is necessary to remain vigilant, not ignore the epidemic. Implement the 5K recommendation of the Ministry of Health “mask – disinfect – distance – do not concentrate – medical statement”. In particular, for those involved in or living near isolation units such as hotels, border areas must pay attention to strictly comply with preventive measures because these are places at high risk of COVID-19 infection. high.
“If you are traveling around the country, you must first see if the local epidemiological factor is safe and relevant to COVID-19. The restriction of non-essential activities is not as important as a sense of prevention. Every person. People who do well in preventing COVID-19 will create security for themselves, their family and society, “said Dr. Khanh.
Start testing Vietnamese vaccines in humans
– Indonesia is free for all people
This morning, December 17, the Military Medical Research Institute, the Military Medical Academy officially vaccinated volunteers with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Nanogen Company (Vietnam). 60-70 people out of approximately 200 enrolled were recruited to receive the vaccine. The vaccinated will gather in a separate area for 72 hours after the injection to monitor the safety of the vaccine. In March 2021, the manufacturer is expected to continue testing phase 2 on at least 400 volunteers.
A large number of participants voluntarily signed up to test the COVID-19 vaccine – Photo: L.ANH
Speaking at the signing ceremony of the insurance sponsorship contract for vaccination volunteers that took place on December 16 in Hanoi, Mr. Do Minh Sy, representative of Nanogen Company, said that the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and The Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute is also ready to participate in phase 2 and 3 clinical trials (the phase focused on monitoring the efficacy of protection and safety of vaccines).
The above contract has a total insurance value of VND 20 billion, maximum VND 100 million / case in the event of post-injection accident or vaccine-related health damage and within the scope of compensation. With the COVID-19 vaccine trial in humans, Vietnam becomes the 42nd country to enter the clinical trial phase of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020. There are at least 4 of these vaccines. to the market.
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Closely monitor quarantine points
December 16 was the first day the country did not register new COVID-19 cases (including entry cases) and was the 15th day without community cases after a cluster of cases in Ho Chi Minh City.
However, the Ministry of Health continues to recommend that localities do not neglect the epidemic, continue to implement 5K (mask – distance – medical declaration – disinfection and do not collect), especially on this issue. Masking and disinfection methods are very important. In Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and some cities that have been forced to wear masks in public continue to do so, authorities will closely monitor centralized and voluntary quarantine points.
In recent days, the number of cases in the world continues to rise, the Ministry of Health said that the source of infection may be from people entering (including illegal entry) and into the community. At the recent COVID-19 prevention conference, border forces warned that in addition to illegal entry by land, there was also illegal entry by sea. In addition, there is a risk of infection in the community, as in the case of patient 416 in the Da Nang epidemic (the first patient in Da Nang in July), the source of infection has not yet been detected.
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