It is necessary to raise awareness and responsibility of the whole population in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Covid-19 epidemic situation in the province and the whole country is complicated. From June 13 to the morning of June 24, Nghe An has detected 43 positive cases of Covid-19, including: Vinh city has 30 cases, Dien Chau district has 9 cases, Tan Ky district has 1 case, Quy Hop district has 1 case, Nam Dan district has 1 case and Do Luong district has 1 case. It is forecasted that in the coming time, the epidemic will continue to develop unpredictably, because many clusters of diseases have not yet found the source of infection.

Vinh City locked down a residential area in Hung Binh ward. Photo: Quang An

Recently, to respond to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Department of Health have issued many documents directing the management of units in the province, implementing a series of strong measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic in the community.

In particular, the organization of monitoring and supervision by village and neighborhood community monitoring teams, the screening of the health sector, screening and quarantining people coming to and returning to the locality from epidemic areas or at risk of infection are given top priority. Recommendations and propaganda to mobilize people to raise awareness of self-declaration of health to protect individuals and the community are also continuously and widely disseminated through many information channels.

Along with the responsibility and awareness of each individual, the political system of the whole province has taken action with the motto:"Timely - decisive - synchronous - people-based"to achieve the goal of ensuring people's health and lives, for the stability and development of the province.

With the plan of "going to every alley, knocking on every door, checking every subject", the authorities from the provincial to the grassroots level have mobilized all resources to quickly identify each case of direct and indirect contact with the sick to prevent the spread of the epidemic to the community. Many officers, soldiers, medical staff and doctors do not mind the difficulties, stay up all night to isolate and suppress the epidemic, carry out many measures of screening, tracing, blockade, treatment, setting up checkpoints... with high determination to defeat the Covid-19 epidemic. Those efforts have been recognized and supported by society, and people have unanimously followed the instructions of professional agencies and local authorities.

However, subjectivity and negligence still exist among a segment of the population who lack a sense of responsibility, with uncooperative reactions, failure to strictly comply with government recommendations; intentional violations such as falsifying medical declarations, avoiding quarantine, and gathering in crowds.

In particular, since June 19, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a decision to establish a social isolation area according to Directive No. 16/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on implementing urgent measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic in Vinh city, requiring people to stay at home and only go out when absolutely necessary, but a number of people still defy the ban on going out when not necessary, such as gathering in large numbers to walk and cycle to cool off at lakes and parks, and some people even do not wear masks.

Quyet Market, Ben Thuy Ward, saw a sudden increase in the number of shoppers on the morning of June 23. Photo: QA

In addition, in some localities near Vinh city, many people's awareness of epidemic prevention and control is very subjective. For example, according to the records on the afternoon of June 22, at Cua Lo beach, people still freely went swimming, did not keep distance and most did not wear masks... this puts a lot of pressure on the province's epidemic prevention and control work. That is a reality that should be pondered and condemned.

Dien Chau police fined three young men for not wearing masks on the beach. Photo: D.C.

The epidemic has re-emerged with many cases of F0 being lost, the epidemic prevention and control work of the whole province and the whole country is entering a new phase with complicated and unpredictable developments. Therefore, along with strictly and drastically implementing solutions to respond and prevent the epidemic, each person needs to raise their sense of responsibility, equip themselves and their families with basic knowledge on Covid-19 prevention and control according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health; have a healthy lifestyle to help improve the body's resistance; limit gatherings in crowded places; install the Bluezone application,...

In addition, in the community, the work of monitoring, preventing, controlling and detecting epidemics must be strictly followed; if any suspected cases or epidemiological factors related to the epidemic area are detected, it is necessary to promptly notify the nearest medical facility and isolate the area suspected of having an epidemic; absolutely do not be negligent or subjective, but also do not panic, causing insecurity and disorder.