Urgently control and suppress Covid-19 epidemic in 2 communes of Nghi Loc district

On the afternoon of October 21, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control CommandCovid-19province, Department of HealthNghe Anand the Provincial Center for Disease Control had a meeting with Nghi Loc district, after a number of infected cases appeared in the district.Covid-19new.

The Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center and the Nghe An Department of Health worked with Nghi Loc district. Photo: Thanh Chung

3 cases of the disease appeared in the community in Nghi Thach commune

Report of the Nghi Loc District Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center: On the morning of October 21, through community screening tests, Nghi Loc District discovered 5 cases with positive rapid antigen test results in Nghi Thach Commune. Of which, 2 are commune People's Committee officials and the remaining 3 are family members; 4 people live in Hamlet 1, Nghi Thach, the remaining person is in Nghi Thinh Commune.

To prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, Nghi Loc district has organized contact tracing and investigation, identified 220 F1 cases; organized isolation of all staff of Nghi Thach Commune People's Committee and conducted rapid testing of all these people; organized isolation of hamlet 1 of Nghi Thach commune; organized rapid testing of 4-year-old kindergarten class of Nghi Thach commune; announced on the loudspeaker system asking people to proactively declare their health when related to suspected cases.

In addition, Nghi Loc district also conducted rapid tests on leaders of the People's Committee and officials of Nghi Quang commune; some classes of Nghi Thinh Primary School and Nghi Long Secondary School (negative results); rapid tests for people in Bac Son hamlet, Nghi Quang commune (negative results); mobilized medical staff to support Nghi Thach commune health station; prepared quarantine points; temporarily suspended classes at related schools.

According to the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center of Nghi Loc district: The source of infection for the suspected cases in Nghi Thach commune has not yet been determined. In addition to the suspected cases in Nghi Thach commune, Nghi Loc district currently has a cluster of cases with 04 F0 cases in Nghi Trung commune.

This cluster of cases originated from the LTTH infection case (female, born in 1975, from Hau Giang province - visited Ho Chi Minh City and returned to Nghi Loc district on October 14; was announced to be infected with Covid-19 on the afternoon of October 20). Currently, 83 F1 cases related to the infection group in Nghi Trung commune have been investigated and isolated.

At 5:00 p.m. on October 21, the leader of the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control informed at a meeting: The unit's laboratory has just reported that 3/5 suspected Covid-19 cases in Nghi Thach commune have been officially confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus (including 01 commune official and 2 family members).

Focus on investigating, tracing F1 and expanding testing

At the meeting, medical experts and Nghi Loc district focused on analyzing and evaluating the epidemic situation in the area. Accordingly, the 02 clusters of infections in Nghi Loc are having complicated developments, involving many people and areas. The epidemic is at risk of spreading and breaking out strongly...

In his concluding remarks, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health stated: Nghi Loc district needs to focus on investigating and tracing people related to F0 cases; separating and thoroughly isolating F1 cases.

Nghi Loc needs to isolate a wide area to assess the situation as well as conduct testing; strictly and seriously implement a narrow blockade; conduct testing of all residents of Nghi Thach commune to search for F0 cases, if any; notify infected cases to people in the locality and neighboring areas...

In the coming time, the district must also regularly update the epidemic situation to propose timely solutions to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic; continue to promote inspection and supervision of epidemic prevention and control activities in communes, towns and local units; carry out random screening tests well, especially in high-risk areas; pay attention to population management, quarantine management, and home quarantine.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh emphasized: Nghi Loc needs to promote and continue to do well in Covid-19 vaccination; strengthen communication activities so that people can cooperate and accompany the epidemic prevention work... The health sector will increase human and material support so that Nghi Loc can soon control and suppress the epidemic./.