Nghe An requests increased monitoring of people returning home for Tet from epidemic areas

On January 18, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued an official dispatch on strengthening the prevention and control of COVID-19 during the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival season in 2022.

Accordingly, in order to proactively control and effectively implement measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic, limit the risk of an outbreak in the province due to people returning from high- and very high-risk areas during the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival season in 2022, the Provincial People's Committee requests departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, towns, Vinh city and related units to continue to strictly implement the directives of the Government, the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the Provincial COVID-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, and the Provincial People's Committee on the implementation of measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic in the area. In particular,Official dispatch No. 10303/UBND-VX dated December 30, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee on continuing to strictly implement measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic.

Health Department leaders inspect F0 treatment at home. Photo: TT

The Provincial People's Committee requests the Department of Health to deploy and strictly implement Directive No. 01/CTBYT dated January 12, 2022 of the Ministry of Health on strengthening measures to prevent and control epidemics and ensure medical work during the Lunar New Year 2022; direct medical units in the province (especially commune-level health stations) to review and supplement plans and solutions for COVID-19 prevention and control during the Lunar New Year 2022; Organize and assign forces to be on duty 24/24 hours, prepare adequate facilities, means, equipment, and medical supplies; Regularly update information, be ready to promptly respond to emergency care for patients and epidemic situations occurring in the area.

In addition, the Provincial People's Committee also assigned the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to direct the People's Committees of communes/wards/towns and related departments and branches (especially maximizing the role of the community COVID team to strictly manage population fluctuations, strengthen the work of screening, monitoring, and guiding people returning to their hometowns for Tet from epidemic level 3 and level 4 areas inside and outside the province, entrants and risk groups: Require medical declaration, organize testing, health monitoring and quarantine in accordance with regulations inOfficial dispatch No. 6433/TTCH-SYT dated December 21, 2021 of the Provincial COVID-19 Prevention and Control Command Center.