Nghe An strengthens epidemic prevention measures in industrial parks

On August 21, Nghe An Department of Health sent a document to the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, the Department of Industry and Trade and the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns on strengthening measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic in production and business establishments and industrial parks.

This move comes as Yen Thanh district has just discovered that two workers at a garment company with more than 1,200 employees were infected with Covid-19 without a clear source of infection. This company is located in Yen Thanh Industrial Park.

MLB Garment Company in Yen Thanh has just discovered 2 workers infected with Covid-19 of unknown origin. Photo: TH

To prevent and promptly handle the risk of infection in production facilities and industrial parks, Nghe An Department of Health requests localities and relevant units to strictly implement the instructions and directives on Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control at production and business establishments and industrial parks issued by the National Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control and the Ministry of Health.

In addition, production and business establishments and industrial parks must conduct an assessment of the risk of Covid-19 infection in the workplace and dormitories. Based on the results of the inspection and assessment, a decision will be made to allow a department, line, workshop or the entire facility to continue production or temporarily stop.

Canteen of a garment company. Photo: TH

The Department of Health requested the Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone and districts, cities and towns to direct and strengthen inspection, supervision and urging production and business establishments in the area to continue assessing Covid-19 safety, develop plans and solutions for epidemic prevention and control and update on the Covid-19 safety map. Resolutely request to temporarily suspend or advise the People's Committee to temporarily suspend operations of establishments that do not ensure safety in epidemic prevention and control.

Production facilities and industrial parks are responsible for organizing weekly rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests for workers and reporting the results to local health centers. Strictly manage workers traveling to and from epidemic areas or participating in high-risk events with large crowds. Mandatory health declarations are required for all workers in industrial parks and related people...

The Department of Health also requires vehicles transporting workers to ensure epidemic prevention regulations, such as using less than 50% capacity, opening windows (if any), limiting the use of air conditioning, and disinfecting vehicles after each pick-up and drop-off.

When there is a Covid-19 case at a production facility or industrial park, before sending F1 cases to medical quarantine, it is necessary to strictly classify them according to each production line, workshop and level of exposure risk. Groups with the same risk are arranged to be quarantined in the same quarantine area./.