To promote the role of the Community Covid Team in disease prevention and control

The force working in the hamlet supports medical staff in screening and mobilizing people to come for rapid testing to find F0 in the community in hamlet 22, Nghi Phu commune, Vinh city. Photo: Mai Hoa

The role of blocks, hamlets, villages and communes in fighting the epidemic

In the current fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, in addition to the frontline forces such as medical staff, police, army, and militia, there is an equally important force, which is those working in blocks, hamlets, villages, and communes.

Especially when the province applies epidemic prevention and control measures according to Directive 15, Directive 16 and enhanced Directive 16 like Vinh city, the role of blocks, hamlets, villages and communes is more important than ever.

Mr. Pham Sy Binh - Party Cell Secretary and Head of the Front Committee of Phuc Loc hamlet, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) went to the house of a person in quarantine to support necessities. Photo: Mai Hoa

They are the ones who "go to every alley, knock on every door, check every subject" to propagate, mobilize, and at the same time monitor people to implement epidemic prevention and control measures.

In residential areas implementing lockdown measures or having people quarantined at home or implementing enhanced Directive 16 like Vinh city, they become a support force, providing daily food and water, and "shopping for" people.

They are also the ones who directly support medical staff in implementing rapid testing and screening F0 in the community, as the city has implemented in the past 3 rounds...

Officials from Block 5, Cau Giat Town, Quynh Luu District, give support for necessities to people. Photo: Contributor

Vaccination should be prioritized.

Mr. Pham Sy Binh - Party Cell Secretary and Head of the Front Committee of Phuc Loc hamlet, Hung Loc commune (Vinh city) shared: Although it is difficult, currently, the forces in the hamlet are working very actively with all their enthusiasm and responsibility, and in reality, if they don't do it, no one will do it for them.

Through 3 rounds of F0 tracing tests, Vinh city has detected 100 Covid-19 cases and is preparing to deploy the 4th round of testing. Photo: Mai Hoa

Therefore, Mr. Binh earnestly requested that all levels have a policy of prioritizing vaccination for people working in the hamlet and members participating in the Community Covid Team.

Ms. Bui Thi Que (left) is serving meals to the quarantine area and frontline forces against the epidemic. Photo: Contributor

Also proposing to vaccinate against Covid-19, Ms. Bui Thi Que - a member of the Community Covid Team in Block 5, Cau Giat Town (Quynh Luu) said that the members of the Community Covid Teams are mostly elderly people over 70 years old. They volunteered to do it with their enthusiasm. This is a force that is providing great support to the authorities at all levels and the frontline forces in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic.

Obviously, the activities and contributions of the team of cadres of blocks, hamlets, villages, and community Covid Teams in practice in the past time in localities can also be considered one of the frontline forces in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

On the other hand, most of this force are elderly people, aged 65 and over, some even over 80 years old, at high risk of Covid-19 infection and this force is in the priority group for Covid-19 vaccination as proposed by the Government and the Ministry of Health.

Therefore, it is necessary for authorities at all levels to study and consider prioritizing vaccination for this force, both to ensure the correct spirit of the Government's and the Ministry of Health's instructions on priority vaccination groups; to meet the requirements of the practical situation; and at the same time, it is also a very necessary spiritual encouragement for this force when they operate only for selfless dedication, because there are almost no allowances from the budget, except for the 5 prescribed positions, including Party cell secretary, hamlet chief, Head of the Front Work Committee, police officer who is also deputy hamlet chief, and village team leader.

According to the synthesis from the CommitteeFatherland Front at all levels, up to this point,The province has 13,267 groups.Community Covidwith 68,562 participants. Jareach armytdriveHave5 people and members are Party cell secretaries; heads of blocks, hamlets, villages, and communes; Heads of the Front's working committee; mass organizations; heads of residential groups...