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Brilliant fireworks during New Year’s Day 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City – Photo: TRUNG TRUNG
At the end of February 5, the Steering Committee for the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh city unexpectedly met due to the complicated epidemic, the city must have the best prevention plan to ensure that people ring in the full New Year.
At the meeting, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong request agencies and units to actively downscale, reduce the duration of the organization, reduce the number of delegates and guests, assess the safety level of epidemic prevention before organizing the implementation for festivals, demands for the Lunar New Year such as Nguyen Hue Flower Street, Book Street, Spring Flower Festival, Spring Flower Market “on the pier under the boat” …
In particular, food stands at events, festivals, and fairs only serve take-out sales, not on-site dining. Limit crowds and keep a safe distance for visitors. Follow the 3-step procedure: measure your body temperature, put on a mask and disinfect.
“Activities that do not guarantee the safety of the epidemic in accordance with the above requirements and the Department of Health have ceased to function,” Phong said.
At the same time, it is suggested that the inhabitants of the city, if they detect that they are involved in the case, should actively quarantine and immediately notify the medical center.
Health Department Director Nguyen Tan Binh said that the city’s health sector will coordinate with authorities to urgently investigate and track people exposed to COVID-19 cases in the community of the provinces according to with the information, the love requirements of the Ministry of Health, the National. Steering Committee on epidemic prevention.
At the same time, increase the test capacity to quickly serve the location and suppression of epidemics.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Nguyen Thanh Phong, once again called on the leaders of the departments and districts not to ignore, the subjective prevention of the epidemic should have the highest priority, especially activities. , ensuring that city people when leaving home must wear masks.
Request the functional agencies to intensify the work of traceability, management and supervision of all cases related to cases in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
“Strictly control the entrance, promptly detect people who enter illegally. When detecting illegal entry, city people must immediately proactively report to local authorities to help control and prevent epidemics with the city, ”Phong said.
At the same time, he stated that “the city will strictly handle a series of key cases to deter objects related to the case, but does not actively quarantine and does not immediately notify medical facilities.”
For the Health Department, Mr. Phong suggested strengthening testing and improving testing capacity, overtime in emergencies, coordinating with city central units to ensure a testing capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 samples per day.
The Department of Health should advise the Popular Committee of the City to propose to the Government that it accept the policy of suspending the reception of experts in isolation from abroad to the city and present them to the Popular Committee of the City before February 8.
For the Southern Airport Authority, Mr. Phong suggested strengthening passenger list management, ensuring complete passenger contact information in order to prepare and support traceability of the medical industry.
