Nghe An requires strengthening propaganda to prevent Covid-19 epidemic

In particular, it is required to pay special attention to effectively implementing propaganda work, raising awareness, consciousness and responsibility of Party committees, Party organizations, authorities, Fatherland Front, political and social organizations, and armed forces in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

Youth Union members propagate ways to prevent and fight Covid-19 epidemic.

According to comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, in the coming time, the entire political system needs to focus on implementing a number of contents well: Further promote propaganda work on disease prevention and control plans, in which mobilize the entire political system and all people to participate under the direction of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at all levels.

Propaganda on strict compliance with regulations and recommendations on disease prevention and control, especially the isolation and quarantine monitoring of people returning from epidemic areas, not to panic or worry excessively, especially, not to have thoughts, psychology of discrimination, or negative feelings towards suspected infected people and people returning from epidemic areas. Grasp the situation of Vietnamese people returning from abroad in the area, especially from epidemic areas, to have quarantine measures according to regulations.

Regularly provide information and recommendations on Covid-19 prevention and control through reporters, propagandists, newspapers, radio, social networks, especially the grassroots broadcasting system, contributing to raising awareness of disease prevention and control among cadres, party members and people of all walks of life.

Party committees, authorities, political and social organizations regularly stay close to the grassroots to propagate to the people to absolutely not go to epidemic areas (according to the announcement of the Ministry of Health), limit travel outside the province, do not gather, participate in crowded activities if not really necessary. When there is any information about people going to or coming from epidemic areas or people in the family or community showing signs of suspected disease, it is necessary to immediately report to the local authorities and the nearest medical facility.

Maximize the role of each citizen as a community propagandist and a channel for information to monitor and detect epidemics. The head of the Party Committee is responsible for setting an example and directing the mobilization of the entire political system and people to participate in epidemic prevention and control work in accordance with the "4 on-site" motto: Prevention, isolation, and treatment on-site; facilities, equipment, medicines, and protective gear as required on-site; funding on-site; and human resources on-site.

Continue to monitor, review, and filter out conflicting information, unverified information, and false information about the epidemic situation in the area to promptly combat and refute; strictly handle acts of spreading and fabricating information that cause confusion in the work of preventing and fighting the epidemic in the locality. Strictly implement discipline in speaking and information reporting regime according to regulations.

Regular, continuous, accurate and complete updates on all types of press on the developments of the epidemic situation and measures to prevent, combat and contain the spread of the epidemic from official sources of the Department of Health, Ministry of Health... help people understand and raise awareness about preventing and combating the Covid-19 epidemic with the spirit of "fighting the epidemic like fighting the enemy".