Silent contributions in the fight against Covid-19
(Baonghean.vn) - Although not directly "on the battlefield", the staff at Nghe An Center for Disease Control are always quietly standing shoulder to shoulder, supporting the "white blouse soldiers" in the battle to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic.
Ms. Cao Thuy Trinh - Deputy Head of Department of Testing - Diagnostic Imaging - Functional ExplorationProvincial Center for Disease Controlis one of those comrades. As a member of the temporary union executive committee of the center, she has taken many practical actions and advised many effective ideas to care for the lives of cadres, doctors and nurses directly fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Ms. Cao Thuy Trinh - Deputy Head of the Department of Testing - Diagnostic Imaging - Functional Examination of the Provincial Center for Disease Control. Photo: Diep Thanh |
It is not easy to meet Ms. Trinh these days. She not only directs professional work but also supports the sisters in collecting fees.Covid-19 testvolunteering at the one-stop department, while participating in union activities to celebrate February 27, her phone rang continuously. Occasionally, while chatting, she had to stop to handle work. Although she was busy, her face was always smiling, her small figure always walked briskly, full of energy. That small figure was always active in all tasks, always proactive in helping people without ever complaining about difficulties or being afraid of hardship.
Recalling the first days of accompanying her colleagues to fight the epidemic, Ms. Trinh confided: “Although not directly involved in the process of collecting samples and testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the remaining members of the center were all aware and proactive in supporting each other. Like everyone else, I could not remain indifferent to the seriousness and urgency of the epidemic, and the hardships and worries of my colleagues. That was also the reason why I and some others volunteered to take on the task of bringing samples to Hanoi when the center did not have a Covid-19 screening machine.” Receiving the task, her transport team assigned each other, one person per day, to collect samples, put them in specialized boxes, and then bring them to Hanoi at night.
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| Many practical activities for doctors and medical staff directly involved in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic have been called for and organized by the provincial CDC Center's trade union. Photo: NVCC |
After the reception room was “transformed” into a dining room, Ms. Trinh did not hesitate to work with the kitchen team to work early and come back late, “keeping the fire” so that this makeshift dining room always had nutritious meals ready, ensuring the health and food hygiene and safety for the doctors and nurses. Due to work requirements, the number of meals per meal as well as the meal times of the on-duty crew were not fixed. She had to coordinate so that the food was always sufficient, hot and fresh. In addition to daily meals, the bowls of night porridge that Ms. Trinh took care of really warmed the hearts of the “white-blouse soldiers” during long, stressful nights on duty.
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| Hygienic and nutritious meals provide energy for doctors and nurses at CDC Nghe An. Photo: NVCC |
During the period of social distancing, when the staff went to collect samples for testing at quarantine areas in the area from day to day, without any stops or restaurants, Ms. Trinh proposed calling on union members to support dry food, bread, fresh milk, drinking water... for everyone. For her, only when the meals are of guaranteed quality can the staff, doctors and nurses have the strength to complete their tasks.
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Witnessing Ms. Trinh working in the Lab testing water - food - air environment, we can see her "not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of hardships". Her job of testing air, water and food quality has her in contact with many toxic chemicals with unpleasant odors such as ammonia, ether, acids, organic solvents; having to perform many complicated and cumbersome testing steps, requiring carefulness and precision...
But when talking about her work, she humbly said: “Our work is nothing compared to the work of the doctors and nurses on the front lines fighting the epidemic. I just hope the epidemic will pass quickly so that everyone will have less trouble.”