Meeting with medical staff completing the task of increasing reinforcements to prevent and fight Covid-19 epidemic in the Southern provinces

On the afternoon of October 13, Nghe An Department of Health held a meeting with the medical staff of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital who completed the task of increasing reinforcements to prevent and control the epidemic.Covid-19for the southern provinces.

The medical staff of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital have spent 78 days performing the task of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thanh Chung

On July 19, mobilized by Nghe An province, a team of medical staffNghe An Traditional Medicine Hospitalincluding 20 doctors, nurses, and technicians who volunteered to join the epidemic prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City. (This is the 4th out of 8 delegations of Nghe An medical staff to reinforce and support provinces and cities in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic).

After 78 days of performing tasks at medical facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, on October 7, the medical staff of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital completed their mission and returned; they were quarantined for 7 days to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic in Cua Lo town. Test results showed that none of the members of the delegation were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Prof. Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health praised the efforts, attempts and sacrifices of the working group during the process of increasing reinforcements to prevent Covid-19. Photo by Thanh Chung

At the meeting, on behalf of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health congratulated the delegation of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital for successfully completing the task of increasing reinforcements for Covid-19 prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City; which was highly appreciated and commended by the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City. Like other delegations, the delegation of Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital has contributed to beautifying the image of Nghe An Doctors.

Director of Nghe An Department of Health presents gifts from the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to the working delegation. Photo: Thanh Chung

Nghe An Health Sector Trade Union presented gifts to the working delegation. Photo: Thanh Chung

At the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh presented gifts from the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, and the Nghe An Health Sector; the Nghe An Health Sector Trade Union presented gifts from the Vietnam Health Trade Union and the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation to the working delegation.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh inspected the work of welcoming citizens from southern provinces and cities back home at Ben Thuy 2 bridge checkpoint before Storm No. 8 was about to make landfall. Photo: Thanh Chung

Late in the afternoon of the same day, Associate Professor Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh inspected the work of welcoming citizens from the southern provinces and cities back to Ben Thuy 2 bridge checkpoint before the storm No. 8 was about to make landfall; met and encouraged the forces who were performing their duties amid heavy rain and strong winds.