Nghe An holds urgent meeting after discovering 2 garment factory workers in Yen Thanh infected with Covid-19

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province held an urgent meeting with Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thanh Chung

On the evening of August 20, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province held an urgent meeting with Yen Thanh district as the Covid-19 epidemic situation in this locality is becoming increasingly complicated, with a high risk of the epidemic spreading.

Comrades: Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health; Nguyen Quy Linh - Secretary of Yen Thanh District Party Committee chaired the meeting.

2 Covid-19 cases detected in garment factory with 1,225 workers

According to the report of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Yen Thanh District: Since June 13, Yen Thanh District has had 83 cases of Covid-19 infection. 14/39 communes and towns have had cases. Among them, many cases are in quarantine areas, citizens returning from epidemic areas.

Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee reports on the Covid-19 epidemic situation and local prevention measures. Photo: Thanh Chung

Covid-19 epidemic situation in the districtYen ThanhIn recent days, the situation has become complicated, the risk of an outbreak is very high. Specifically, there are 3 major sources of infection in the district: First, 77 students returning from the Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College (13 positive cases have been detected, of which 8 cases tested positive quickly and are awaiting PCR testing)... Second, from cases in Dien Yen and Dien Doai communes (Dien Chau) who have traveled to Do Thanh commune. Currently, Do Thanh has 01 F0 and 52 F1.

Third, two new cases of infection were discovered atViet Nhat Garment Company(MLB), Yen Thanh Town on August 20. The 2 cases are patient NTC (female, born in 1996; address: hamlet 6, Dien Dong commune, Dien Chau district) and patient TTK (female, born in 1995; address: hamlet 7, Tang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district)

Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee Phan Van Tuyen said: Yen Thanh District has investigated and traced all F1 cases of the infected case, quarantined them, collected samples for testing; notified people who had been to MLB Company; conducted rapid tests for MLB Company workers and asked workers to quarantine at home (implementing Directive 16, this company has let workers stay home from work).

MLB Garment Company representative provides information about company personnel and infected cases. Photo: Thanh Chung

MLB Company has a total of 1,225 staff and workers. Investigation and tracing results show that 2 cases have 131 F1, of which 88 F1 are company workers.

Fast tracing, widespread testing

At the urgent meeting, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province and Yen Thanh district focused on discussing solutions to contain the epidemic at MLB Company in particular and in Yen Thanh district in general; as well as listening to opinions from companies located in the area, including the organization of production and business and epidemic prevention measures implemented at the unit.

Leaders of Nghe An Center for Disease Control analyze the epidemic situation in Yen Thanh. Photo: Thanh Chung

Yen Thanh district requested the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province to allow testing for 5,754 people in 6 hamlets of Cong Thanh commune (a commune with 5 F0 cases who have participated in religious activities many times and 3 positive rapid test cases); testing for all 1,225 workers of MLB Company, 2,000 garment workers of An Hung Group Joint Stock Company (located in Cong Thanh commune)

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health shared the difficulties of businesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, he also stated: Ensuring human health and safety must be given top priority.

Comrade Duong Dinh Chinh requested: With F0 frequently appearing in the community, the risk of an outbreak is high, Yen Thanh district needs to continue to focus on doing a good job of investigating and tracing infected cases; immediately isolating F1 cases safely; speeding up sample collection; quickly implementing disinfection and detoxification of factories and infected cases' residences; seriously implementing social distancing according to Directive 16 and ensuring good social security.

The Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province agreed to the proposal to take samples for testing of workers and residents of 6 hamlets of Cong Thanh commune. Photo: Thanh Chung.

The Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control directed: Yen Thanh District continues to quarantine MLB Company workers at home for 14 days and take samples for testing; support MLB Company in spraying disinfectants.

An Hung Group Joint Stock Company needs to properly implement Decision 2194/QD-BCDQG on promulgating Guidelines for prevention, control and assessment of Covid-19 infection risks at workplaces and dormitories for workers; allowing workers to "eat, stay and produce on-site". Every week, the Company must organize rapid tests for workers... The district needs to regularly monitor, inspect and take responsibility for the results of epidemic prevention work in industrial parks.

The Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control agreed to allow PCR testing for all garment workers of An Hung Group Joint Stock Company on August 21; carefully survey and conduct rapid testing for people in 6 hamlets of Cong Thanh commune on August 21 appropriately, quickly and effectively. The Department of Health will send personnel to support Yen Thanh in epidemic prevention and testing and take samples for people and workers in companies located in the district./.