Nghe An: Highlights on June 19

Quoc Son - Huu Quan• DNUM_BJZAGZCACB 18:38

(Baonghean.vn) - Urgency, urgency... are what the public and people felt on June 19, the first day Vinh city applied Directive 16 of the Prime Minister to proactively prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. By the afternoon of June 19, Nghe An recorded the 26th positive case. In that situation, with many solutions, the authorities focused their efforts on zoning and suppressing the epidemic while ensuring the stability of goods sources to serve people's needs during the period of social isolation.

*SOn June 19, 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 said,Nghe An discovered 4 new cases of infection.

Of these, 3 cases are in Ha Huy Tap ward, Vinh city; 1 case is in Minh Chau commune, Dien Chau district. All 4 cases have been quarantined before.

At 5:00 p.m. on June 19, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control said: Nghe An2 more cases of Covid-19 infectionnew.

Thus, from June 13 to the afternoon of June 19, Nghe An had 26 Covid-19 patients, of which Vinh city had 16 patients, Dien Chau district had 8 patients, Tan Ky district had 1 patient and Quy Hop district had 1 patient.

Taking samples for testing to find new cases. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*TOf the 24 cases in Nghe An as of the morning of June 19, 21 cases are in 3 clusters. What is worrying is that bothThese three clusters of epidemics all lost F0 trace., meaning the original source of infection is unknown.

To date, Nghe An province has recorded 24 cases in 4 localities including Vinh City, Dien Chau, Quy Hop and Tan Ky. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*TIn the context of 3 clusters of Covid-19 cases with unknown sources of infection, in order to urgently isolate and contain the epidemic, on the evening of June 18, the People's Committee of Nghe An province decided to implement social isolation in Vinh city according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister. Immediately after that, the People's Committee of Vinh city issued Notice No. 263/TB-UBND on registration for rapid Covid-19 testing for the whole population.

These policies were approved by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee through Notice No. 287-TB/TU onCovid-19 prevention and control work.

Notice of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control.

*CThe policy of rapid Covid-19 testing for all people of Vinh City People's Committee has received high consensus from local people. In particular, many media agencies have also accompanied the city in implementing this policy. "Your tomorrow will depend on the decision right now" - is an articlecall for unityof the people for the urgent policies of the province and city.

Photo: Quang An

*MAnother effective solution to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic is to limit the movement and access of people from outside the city to Vinh as well as prevent people from Vinh from leaving the area. After the Provincial People's Committee decided to socially isolate Vinh city according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister, immediatelyThe belts control the routes in and out of the city.has been set.

In addition to the 13 main checkpoints, Vinh city also directed forces of wards and communes to increase patrols and controls on other routes entering and exiting the city.

The checkpoint is at Pham Hong Thai Street intersection with Vinh bypass. Photo: Quang An

*TBefore the time Vinh city implemented social distancing according to Directive 16, there was a situation where people in the area rushed to buy goods to hoard, causing chaos and unsafety in the complicated epidemic conditions. Meanwhile, Directive 16 does not prohibit essential goods and industries to serve the needs of consumers. At noon on June 19, the Provincial People's Committee issued urgent Document No. 4049/UBND-KT to regulatelist of typesProduction and business are allowed to operate under Directive 16.

Types of production, business and construction works allowed to operate

*TThe reality on June 19 also showed that, contrary to the worries of many people before entering social isolation according to Directive 16, the markets in Vinh Citystill open as usualto serve the necessary necessities.