Medical facilities in Nghe An are ready to respond to the Covid-19 epidemic

Ready to admit and treat patients

Implementing the direction of the Ministry of Health and Nghe An Department of Health, at this time, medical units in the province have been actively implementing solutions to respond to the epidemic situation.Covid-19.

At Nghe An General Friendship Hospital - the largest hospital in the province, the hospital's board of directors has directed the Tropical Disease Center to develop a plan to admit and treat patients.Covid-19In the new situation; direct the Examination Department to perform well the diagnosis work, in order to detect cases early (if any), promote propaganda for patients coming for examination to have solutions to prevent infection, protect personal health; direct departments and rooms to strengthen infection control work to minimize the spread of disease in the unit.

Dr. Que Anh Tram - Director of the Tropical Disease Center, Nghe An General Hospital said: Previously, the Center was the location of Nghe An Province's Intensive Care Center No. 1, specializing in treating severe Covid-19 cases. The Center has a separate campus, fully staffed, equipped with medicine and intensive care equipment.

In the face of the new Covid-19 epidemic, under the direction of the hospital's board of directors, the Center has reviewed the conditions to ensure the admission and treatment of patients. Currently, the Center is ready to treat Covid-19 patients; as well as ready to support other medical facilities when the epidemic situation is beyond control.

At Ky Son District Medical Center, Covid-19 prevention and control activities have also been activated, from the Steering Committee's activities to preparations for patient admission and treatment.

Doctor Sam Van Hai - Director of Ky Son District Medical Center said: The Center has thoroughly disseminated the instructions of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health on Covid-19 prevention and control to the staff of the unit and medical station; directed the tropical disease department to renovate and prepare to operate the quarantine area; directed the medical examination department to do a good job of diagnosis, collect epidemiological information carefully on suspected cases, especially for Lao patients coming for examination and treatment; instructed people to wear masks to prevent disease.

Because Ky Son is a locality with Nam Can International Border Gate, along with many trails and openings across the border. People from both countries often travel back and forth. Therefore, the Center has directed medical stations to strengthen propaganda work on Covid-19 prevention and control for the people; pay special attention to suspected cases when coming for medical examination to promptly isolate and treat; perform well the reporting work for timely investigation and assessment...

Dr. Sam Van Hai added some difficulties: The lives of Ky Son people are still difficult. The cost of medical examination and treatment is completely covered by health insurance. Meanwhile, rapid tests - to detect whether or not you have Covid-19 - are not accepted for payment by health insurance. People do not have the means to spend money to buy rapid tests. Therefore, the Center has difficulty accurately determining whether a suspected case has Covid-19 or not... In the immediate future, when there is a suspected case, the Center will promptly report and ask for instructions on how to handle it.

Don't be passive, surprised

Dr. Chu Trong Trang - Director of Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control said: At this time, the center is regularly updating the epidemic situation in the world and localities across the country to promptly advise the Department of Health to update and adjust the disease prevention and control plan in the area.

Along with that, the Center also proactively monitors and closely follows the epidemic situation in the area; is ready to respond to possible epidemic situations.

Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control has also directed departments and offices to carry out medical surveillance at border gates, in medical facilities and in the community to detect early and handle promptly, not allowing the disease to spread to the community; actively coordinate with press and media agencies to strengthen disease prevention communication to raise awareness and change people's behavior in protecting the health of themselves, their families and the community such as wearing masks in public places, washing hands regularly, avoiding unnecessary gatherings...

In the face of new developments in the Covid-19 epidemic, with an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in some countries such as Brazil, the UK, Thailand, etc., on May 20, 2025, the Nghe An Department of Health also issued Official Dispatch No. 1974 / SYT-NVY requesting the Medical Centers of districts, cities, towns, and public and non-public medical examination and treatment facilities to proactively respond to the Covid-19 epidemic situation, ensuring good implementation of examination, detection, admission, and treatment of Covid-19 patients.

Nghe An Department of Health requires medical examination and treatment facilities, both public and private, to review and update their plans for admission and treatment of Covid-19 patients according to the forecast of the epidemic situation, not to respond passively or unexpectedly; prepare facilities, isolation areas, medical equipment, and medical supplies to organize admission, isolation, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control; strengthen measures to prevent infection, especially respiratory infections, to minimize the spread of the epidemic in the unit; have solutions to ensure safety for patients in high-risk groups; arrange mobile emergency teams to ensure adequate human resources, medicines, supplies, chemicals, and means of transport ready to carry out medical emergency work and transport patients when required.

Director of Nghe An Department of Health Le Thi Hoai Chung stated: Facilities must strictly implement reporting of cases according to the provisions of Circular 54/2015/TT-BYT dated December 28, 2015 of the Minister of Health. Directors of units are responsible to the Director of the Department of Health for implementing measures to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemic at the unit./.