People who silently and firmly entered the epidemic area

Thanh Chung• February 26, 2021 17:26

(Baonghean.vn) - Clearly identifying their position on the front line of the epidemic, the staff of the Provincial Center for Disease Control accept the sacrifices to protect people's health. They are still happy because of the silent "prevention is better than cure"; happy with the heart for the profession, because they have brought economic, social and peace benefits to the people... and then confidently step into the epidemic area.

PRESSURE, HARD WORK

In the early days of fighting the epidemicCovid-19, to meet the doctors and nurses of the Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the province is very difficult. Because they are always in a state of "on every kilometer". The doctors and nurses were just in this district investigating and monitoring cases returning from epidemic areas, a few hours later they were present at the quarantine area taking samples for testing, and at the end of the day they were in another district searching for F1 and F2.

Lãnh đạo Sở Y tế và cán bộ CDC Nghệ An chặn xe khách chở người nghi ngờ mắc bệnh lúc nửa đêm. Ảnh: Tiến Hùng

Leaders of the Department of Health and CDC officials of Nghe An stopped a passenger bus carrying a suspected patient at midnight. Photo: Tien Hung

The risk of an epidemic invading is high. Work follows work, day after day. Doctor Nguyen Trong Di - Deputy Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control is always in a state of "disheveled hair", tired from constantly investigating, monitoring, and tracing cases.

Doctor Di shared: “A working day starts at 6am and usually ends at 2-3am the next day. Lunch is served at 3-4pm, and dinner is served at 9-10pm. We work hard to find people related to F1, F2, F3 and bring them in for quarantine and testing. When we are too tired, we sleep wherever we can, and when we recover, we get up to continue working.”

Lấy mẫu xét nghiệm COVID-19 cho người từ vùng dịch đến tỉnh Nghệ An. Ảnh: Thành Cường

Taking Covid-19 test samples from people coming from epidemic areas to Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In this early stage, the prevention networkCovid-19At the district level, training has not been completed and rapid response teams have not been formed. Therefore, most of the epidemic prevention and control activities are undertaken by doctors and nurses of Nghe An CDC. Participating in the prevention and control of the pandemic, doctors and nurses often forget to eat and sleep, sacrificing a part of their privacy for the community. Doctor Di himself had to send his wife and children to his grandmother's house for care to keep his family safe, as well as to wholeheartedly fight the epidemic.

Bác sĩ Nguyễn Trọng Di kể: Những ngày đầu chống dịch, em phải gửi vợ con nhờ bà ngoại chăm sóc để toàn tâm toàn ý cho công việc. Ảnh: Thành Cường

Doctor Nguyen Trong Di said: In the early days of fighting the epidemic, I had to leave my wife and children with my grandmother to take care of them so that I could focus on my work. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At CDC Nghe An, the staff, doctors, nurses, and technicians of the Testing Department are also working hard and making sacrifices. At this time, testing activitiesCovid-19In Nghe An, there are many difficulties due to the large number of samples, low capacity testing machines at CDC Nghe An, lack of biological products... To meet the requirements, doctors and technicians have to work day and night without rest.

Doctor Bui Thu Thuy - Head of the Testing Department said: “In the past and now, the staff and technicians of the room work hard day and night to keep up. Eating at the department, resting at the department, everyone tries their best. Anti-epidemic clothing, gloves and masks are indispensable. Each time we take samples and test, it takes 8-9 hours, when we take off our clothes, we are drenched in sweat. After more than 1 year of fighting the epidemic, Nghe An province has tested nearly 36,000 samples, being one of the localities with the most tests in the country. That is a very proud result, but very few people can know the hardship and pressure of the job."

Trung bình mỗi ngày, cán bộ xét nghiệmCDC Nghệ An phải mặc trang phục phòng hộ, quần quần làm việc nơi labo xét nghiệm từ 8-9 giờ. Ảnh: Thành Cường

On average, every day, Nghe An CDC testing staff have to wear protective clothing and work hard in the testing lab for 8-9 hours. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In general, preventing and fighting epidemics, and Covid-19 in particular, at CDC Nghe An, each officer and employee has a job and nothing is easy. Accompanying the rapid response team to screen, trace, test, and contact cases with clinical signs are officers and employees of the Department of Communications. They have been, are, and are always ready to go into the quarantine area to closely monitor and report on developments of the epidemic situation. Ms. Pham Thi Hoa - Deputy Head of the Department of Communications (whose husband works far away) sometimes had to leave her two young children at home for 2-3 days, the children took care of each other so that their mother could join in the epidemic prevention activities.

Cán bộ truyền thông CDC Nghệ An vẫn thường xuyên đi vào khu vực cách ly để bám sát, phản ánh các diễn biến tình hình dịch. Ảnh: Thành Cường

CDC Nghe An communications officers regularly go to quarantine areas to closely monitor and report on developments in the epidemic situation. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Ms. Hoa shared: “In addition to filming and reporting on epidemic prevention and control activities, officers of the Department of Communications must also regularly grasp information about the epidemic on social networks, reports from press agencies, and people's reports to promptly advise leaders on propaganda and communication solutions that are focused and key in each stage. For example, in the current stage, in order to both fight the epidemic and develop the economy and society, it is necessary to propagate to people not to be subjective and negligent with the epidemic, but also not to be too panicked and overdo it.”

Bác sĩ Phạm Đình Du - Phó Giám đốc CDC Nghệ An cho hay: Chưa có ngày nào mà giám đốc, phó giám đốc nhận được ít hơn 100 cuộc gọi. Ảnh: Thành Cường

Doctor Pham Dinh Du - Deputy Director of CDC Nghe An said: There has never been a day when the director and deputy director received less than 100 calls related to Covid-19. Photo: Thanh Cuong

It must be said that all staff in the anti-epidemic department and position have been working at full capacity, really hard. The phones of the Director and Deputy Director of Nghe An CDC have not been allowed to be turned off and unreachable in the past year. Incoming calls about urgent news and hot news about cases of close contact with patients have been continuously coming in. Medical staff at the grassroots level and people have also continuously called to ask for advice on how to handle the situation. And after each incoming call, there will be more outgoing calls to manage, direct, and deploy tasks such as monitoring, testing, and ensuring resources for anti-epidemic work.

“There has never been a day when the director or deputy director receives less than 100 phone calls. There are times when we have to stand up 7-8 times to answer the phone, and by the time we come back, the food is already cold...”

Doctor Pham Dinh Du - Deputy Director of CDC Nghe An

UNITY, EFFORTS FOR THE COMMUNITY

Cán bộ CDC Nghệ An thực hiện khai báo y tế cho các chuyên gia nước ngoài nhập cảnh vào Nghệ An làm việc. Ảnh: Thành Cường

Nghe An CDC staff carry out health declarations for foreign experts entering Nghe An to work. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the early stages, the Covid-19 prevention and control activities in Nghe An province were extremely difficult due to the lack of machines, testing reagents, and resources. How to respond well to the epidemic prevention and control work, while ensuring compliance with legal regulations; how to deploy synchronously and promptly respond to emergency situations... is not simple. The pressure on the leaders is enormous. This has made them not allowed to be negligent for a single minute and "no leave, no day off, no Tet holiday".

Lãnh đạo tỉnh, Sở Y tế, CDC Nghệ An kiểm tra phương án phòng chống dịch ở cơ sở y tế. Ảnh: Thanh Hoa

Provincial leaders, Department of Health, and CDC Nghe An inspect epidemic prevention and control plans at medical facilities. Photo: Thanh Hoa

With the risk of the Covid-19 pandemic approaching, Nghe An CDC staff who have long been working on epidemic prevention and control at the grassroots level have clearly identified their responsibilities and voluntarily jumped into the work. Each doctor and medical staff clearly identified the need to do a good job in investigation, tracing, monitoring, and isolation, and at the same time, taking early samples to prevent the epidemic from affecting people's lives. It can be said that, over the past year, they have worked day and night, making every effort to do their assigned tasks well, clearly demonstrating their "heart for the profession" and their affection and responsibility to the community.

It was hard work, but no one at the center complained or said they couldn't do it. Everyone made an effort, voluntarily, united, and unanimously fought the epidemic."

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of CDC Nghe An

Chủ tịch UBND tỉnh Nghệ An kiểm tra, đánh giá coa hoạt động phòng lapo xét nghiệm, CDC Nghệ An. Ảnh: Thanh Hoa

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee inspects and evaluates the activities of the lab testing room, CDC Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Hoa

CDC Nghe An is only over 1 year old (after merging from 6 preventive medical units in the province), but with the efforts of the medical staff, it has shown its role and position on the front line of disease prevention and control in the locality. Besides disease prevention and control, CDC Nghe An also undertakes many other tasks such as: Disease control; prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; nutrition; environmental health and school health; occupational diseases, HIV/AIDS prevention and control; malaria, parasites, insects prevention and control; health education and communication; reproductive health care... All of that quiet work, no job is easy.

Lãnh đạo CDC Nghệ An kiểm tra, đôn đốc công tác phòng chống, điều trị dịch bệnh sốt xuất huyết ở Diễn Châu. Ảnh: Thành Chung

Nghe An CDC leaders inspect and urge the prevention, control and treatment of dengue fever in Dien Chau district. Photo: Thanh Chung

The medical staff at CDC Nghe An still silently carry out their disease control tasks day and night without thinking about the success or honor that will follow. If a doctor or nurse works at a treatment facility, the results of their work are often shown immediately after that, such as patients recovering quickly and surgeries being successful; while the results of those working in disease prevention can only be counted after about 1-2 years, or even 10-15 years. They are still happy because of the silent "prevention is better than cure"; happy with the heart for the profession, because they have brought economic, social and peace benefits to the people... and then confidently step into the epidemic area.

People who silently and firmly entered the epidemic area

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