Nghe An strives to prevent the spread of Covid-19

To effectively implement epidemic prevention, agencies and units should spray disinfectants at offices. Photo: Duc Anh

Mr. Tran Van Duong - Deputy Head of Health Department, Deputy Head of Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Hung Nguyen District.

Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Health, Hung Nguyen district has synchronously deployed solutions to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. The entire political system of Hung Nguyen district has joined in, in terms of direction and operation, implementing documents from higher levels and issuing plans to prevent and control the epidemic.

In particular, propaganda work is especially focused on each target group, through many forms such as the radio system of the communes. The Department of Communications and the Center for Culture - Sports - Communication of the district have coordinated to produce news and propaganda articles on measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Broadcasting on the radio twice a day, each time about 10 minutes, in addition, the communes proactively broadcast the management documents of all levels.

To effectively implement epidemic prevention, we have directed local agencies and units to spray disinfectants at offices. In particular, we have coordinated with the Education sector to organize two sprayings of disinfectants for all schools, ensuring a safe environment when students return to school.

Regarding monitoring work, the district has directed the establishment of a monitoring system down to each block and hamlet, with close coordination between the health system and the police from the district to the commune and hamlet levels.

From there, we will promptly detect people returning from abroad to have measures to quarantine at home for 14 days, and those returning from epidemic areas will be subject to mandatory quarantine. Currently, we are quarantining 34 people, of which 2 are quarantined in a centralized facility and 32 are quarantined at home.

Regarding facilities and equipment for epidemic prevention, we have directed commune health stations to arrange 1-2 rooms to quarantine people returning from epidemic areas. Currently, a centralized quarantine facility is being deployed at the District Health Center, with capacity for about 100 people. In case of overload, the headquarters and health stations of the 5 merged communes that are currently redundant will be requisitioned to serve as centralized quarantine facilities.

Currently, local people have a high awareness of epidemic prevention, regularly implementing hygiene measures, preventing epidemics; actively coordinating and providing important information to authorities. With the active cooperation of the people, we believe that the spread of Covid-19 will be limited.

Identifying the prevention and control of Covid-19 as an extremely important task as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed “Fighting the epidemic is like fighting the enemy”, in recent times, the youth of Vinh city have carried out many practical activities. In particular, focusing on propaganda to help people understand the risk of disease outbreaks and preventive measures.

Youth union members in the area have arranged a system of billboards and slogans about Covid-19 prevention and control in public places with large crowds such as bus stations, markets, restaurants, cafes, etc. to avoid the spread of the disease.

Directing the grassroots Youth Union to step up propaganda, distribute leaflets, and distribute medical masks to help prevent the epidemic. Vinh City Youth Union alone has distributed 3,000 free medical masks at markets and hospitals.

In addition, direct the grassroots union to step up monitoring and provide information on people returning from epidemic areas to medical facilities and authorities. Propaganda for union members, youth and each citizen to raise awareness of protecting themselves, those around them and the community and society.

In the coming time, we also have a specific plan to continue to promote propaganda. First, we will coordinate with businesses to set up large billboards in public places; distribute leaflets so that people can better understand preventive measures. Distribute small bottles of hand sanitizer to students to increase the effectiveness of epidemic prevention.

March is Youth Month, at a time when the Covid-19 epidemic is complicated, participating in disease prevention and control activities is the number one priority of Vinh city's youth, contributing to helping people stabilize their lives in all aspects.

Mr. Tran Hoang Tuan - Vice Chairman of People's Committee, Head of Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Cua Nam Ward (Vinh City)

As soon as information about the Covid-19 epidemic was reported, under the direction of the superiors, the Ward People's Committee established a Steering Committee for epidemic prevention. The members of the Steering Committee and departments and branches have disseminated information about the harmful effects, risks of spreading and ways to prevent it to the people.

Through the press, media and social networks, along with propaganda through radio and leaflets to every block, family, and local people have clearly understood information about the Covid-19 epidemic. Recently, the epidemic has tended to become more and more complicated in the world as well as in Vietnam, we continue to promote propaganda so that people strictly follow the regulations.

Specifically, people returning from abroad and other provinces have been monitored, counted and classified, and required to self-isolate at home for 14 days. At the same time, medical staff are assigned to regularly monitor health status, measure body temperature twice a day, and if there are any suspicious signs, they will immediately report to the City Health Center for timely handling. Currently, 7 people are isolated at home, their health is stable, and there are no signs of infection.

Cua Nam Ward has many public activity spots and hotels, motels, near busy trading and business locations, and many people returning from abroad. We have directed the ward police and local police to strengthen monitoring, update information and data daily to grasp, forecast in a timely manner and implement preventive measures. In short, we cannot be subjective or negligent in monitoring and preventing epidemics.

According to the plan, we set out 4 scenarios: First, no epidemic has occurred; Second, there is 1 case; Third, there are more than 3 cases; Fourth, the epidemic breaks out in the area. Currently, in the first scenario, the system of facilities and equipment has been prepared for the situations, ensuring the isolation of infected people at the medical station.