Social distancing in Thai Hoa town according to Directive 15 from 6:00 p.m. on August 17

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control held an urgent meeting with Thai Hoa town. Photo: Thanh Chung

At noon on August 17, the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and ControlNghe Anhad an urgent meeting with Thai Hoa town. The meeting content was related to solutions to prevent and control the epidemic.Covid-19on site

Comrades: Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health; Pham Tuan Vinh - Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee chaired the meeting.

Also attending were representatives of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; Department of Health; Provincial Center for Disease Control; Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Thai Hoa town.

Patients with complex travel schedules

According to the report of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Thai Hoa town, on August 16, 5 new Covid-19 cases appeared in the town, including:

1. Patient TTB, male, born in 1971. Address: Dong Hieu Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient is F1 of Patient TTBL announced in Ha Tinh Province on August 16. On August 5, Patient TTB and his mother, Patient HTT, and daughter, Patient TTTN, went to Nghi Xuan District, Ha Tinh Province to attend a death anniversary.

2. Patient TTTN, female, born in 1999 (child of patient TTB). Occupation: Student. Address: Dong Hieu Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient is F1 of patient TTBL announced in Ha Tinh province on August 16.

3. Patient HTT, female, born in 1949 (mother of patient TTB). Address: Hoa Hieu Ward, Thai Hoa Town. Patient is the grandmother and F1 of patient TTTN announced earlier.

4. Patient NTA, male, born in 2000. Address: Dong Hieu Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient is F1 of Patient TTB

5. Patient NXS, male, born in 1984. Address: Dong Hieu Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Patient is F1 of Patient TTB

Thai Hoa City Party Secretary reports on the Covid-19 epidemic situation and leadership and direction on epidemic prevention and control in the area. Photo: Thanh Chung

To prevent and combat the Covid-19 epidemic, Thai Hoa town has temporarily quarantined 4 hamlets and a part of the population (where F0 cases live); temporarily implemented social distancing in the entire Dong Hieu commune, Hoa Hieu ward and Tay Hieu commune.

Through tracing and testing, the representative of the leader of the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province said: The travel history of the cases is quite complicated, related to many locations in Thai Hoa town and Vinh city.

Recommend social isolation according to Directive 16 for the localities where the patients live; social distancing according to Directive 15 for the entire Thai Hoa town.

Thai Hoa town implements social distancing according to Directive 15

In his concluding remarks, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health highly appreciated the proactiveness and efforts in epidemic prevention and control of Thai Hoa town.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh suggested: In the coming time, Thai Hoa town needs to continue to promote scientific investigation and tracing; immediately isolate F1 cases to limit further contact; take samples for testing in a scientific and complete manner.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh decided: Thai Hoa town implements social distancing to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province decided: Implement social distancing according to Directive 15 for the entire Thai Hoa town to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. The implementation time starts from 6:00 p.m. on August 17, 2021... Thai Hoa town proactively decides on the social isolation area in the locality to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic appropriately./.