Nghe An deploys epidemic prevention and control measures during Lunar New Year 2022

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. The meeting was connected online to 21 connecting points in districts, cities and towns.

Overview of the meeting of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center. Photo: Pham Bang

Attending the meeting were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Permanent Head of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center; Ngoc Kim Nam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee...

At the meeting, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assessed that the Covid-19 epidemic in the province in the past time has been complicated, with many potential risks, the number of infections has increased, with an average of 234 cases/day in the past 2 weeks, and over 300 cases/day in the last 3-4 days, with many cases in the community.

Although localities and the health sector have actively implemented many measures to prevent and control the epidemic, the risk of infections will continue to increase, especially during the 2022 Lunar New Year.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also frankly assessed that in some localities, there has been a subjective mentality, taking lightly the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures. Currently, the rate of 2 doses of vaccine for people over 18 years old in the province has reached over 100%; for children from 12 to 17 years old, the 2nd dose has reached over 96%, so there has been a subjective mentality among the people, neglecting the epidemic prevention.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee disseminated 5 important tasks to the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of 21 districts, cities and towns. Photo: Pham Bang

Affirming that the prevention and control of Covid-19 is an important and urgent task, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of localities to focus on effectively implementing 5 main tasks.

The head of the Provincial People's Committee requested localities to thoroughly grasp and seriously, drastically and comprehensively implement measures to prevent and combat Covid-19 according to the direction of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health, and Nghe An province.

Each locality must develop a scenario and response plan for epidemic prevention and control that is appropriate to the conditions, new developments, and specific developments of the epidemic in the area, and not be passive. Change epidemic prevention measures in this phase appropriately from tracing and investigating F0, F1; assess the level, especially the epidemic level at level 3, level 4 according to the scale of the block, hamlet, village, and commune. On that basis, propose appropriate epidemic prevention and control measures in each locality.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Localities must also proactively organize mobile medical stations to receive and treat F0. For localities with sufficient conditions, in the coming time, they will aim to treat asymptomatic F0 and mildly symptomatic F0 at home to reduce pressure on centralized reception and treatment facilities. Based on the advice of the health sector, the province will issue documents guiding localities to implement this work.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested localities to strengthen the control of citizens returning from other localities to their hometowns for Tet. These citizens are required to make health declarations, strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures, especially the 5K instructions, and self-monitor their health according to regulations.

"We do not prohibit or facilitate people from returning to their hometowns for Tet, but we require people to proactively and strictly implement regulations on disease prevention and control; encourage citizens to self-test; when there are signs of suspected Covid-19 infection such as cough, fever, difficulty breathing... they must limit contact and immediately contact medical facilities for timely treatment."

Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung

During the 2022 Lunar New Year, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested all levels and sectors to minimize activities and events with large crowds, especially festivals, weddings, exchanges, visits...

Strengthen control of social distancing at markets, supermarkets, and shopping malls. Continue to require the suspension of services such as karaoke, internet cafes, etc. At train stations, bus stations, and airports, strengthen traffic flow, require passengers to make health declarations, and test those with suspected symptoms of Covid-19 infection.

Department and industry leaders attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in localities continues to deploy, speed up, and accelerate the progress of the booster shot vaccination. This work must be completed before the Lunar New Year 2022, trying to increase the rate of the third shot to 50%, prioritizing vaccination for people over 50 years old and people with underlying diseases, to ensure maximum health for the people.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested localities to strengthen inspection and supervision, organize epidemic prevention and control forces to be on duty 24/7 to handle arising situations promptly, and fully prepare conditions for effective epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, pay attention to propaganda work through all media channels to raise people's awareness, perception, and responsibility, so that people correctly understand, agree, and strictly comply with epidemic prevention and control measures in the new situation.

Accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic season until now, the province has recorded12,948 COVID-19 casesin 21 localities: Vinh City: 1,822, Quynh Luu: 1,356, Nghi Loc: 940, Thanh Chuong: 793, Dien Chau: 778, Hoang Mai Town: 759, Yen Thanh: 720, Que Phong: 639, Quy Chau: 572, Do Luong: 588, Nam Dan: 518, Quy Hop: 499, Tan Ky: 456, Ky Son: 455, Con Cuong: 423, Nghia Dan: 417, Hung Nguyen: 403, Cua Lo Town: 243, Tuong Duong: 239, Thai Hoa Town: 173, Anh Son: 152...

The cumulative number of patients who have been cured and discharged from hospital is 10,619. The cumulative number of patients who have died is 39. The number of patients currently being treated is 2,290.