Nghe An: Highlights on October 2
(Baonghean.vn) - The Covid-19 epidemic continues to develop complicatedly after Cua Lo town and Nghi Loc district recorded new cases for 3 consecutive days. Along with that, localities with the epidemic have returned to a state of tightening prevention and control work. And in the latest move of this work, the Director of Nghe An Department of Health requested localities to increase testing for disease screening.
* MorningOn October 2, Nghe An recorded 5 new positive cases of Covid-19, including 3 cases in Cua Lo town and 2 cases in Nghi Loc. Of these, 4 cases were F1 cases that had been quarantined before, and 1 case was from the community.
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| Covid-19 test. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
*SAfter consecutive cases of Covid-19 infection appeared in the community, Cua Lo town directed the authorities of wards and functional forces to strengthen strict epidemic prevention measures. Fishing ports and traditional markets in Cua Lo were closed by the authorities.tighten epidemic prevention work.
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| Authorities work all night to check people entering and leaving Nghi Thuy fishing port. Photo: PV |
*NAs an inevitable consequence, due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of tons of seafood in the Lo and Hoi creeks of Cua Lo and Cua Hoi towns are "in cages".output deadlock
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| The longer the harvest time, the more loss due to increased feed costs, and large fish in crowded cages will cause disease. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
*CIn Quynh Luu district, on the morning of October 2, Mr. Hoang Van Bo - Chairman of the District People's Committee signed a decisionset up social distancing areasCovid-19 prevention. Accordingly, Quynh Luu district decided to isolate society according to Directive 16 for the entire Quynh Hoa commune. The time of application is from 12:00 on October 2.
The move comes after Quynh Luu district detected a community infection case in village 5, Quynh Hoa commune. The patient is the wife of a long-distance driver.
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| Through community screening and sampling of F1s, health authorities said a suspected case was the patient's daughter. Photo: TH |
*TFacing new and complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, on the morning of October 2, Nghe An Department of Health organizedonline meetingwith 21 districts, cities, towns, a number of district-level general hospitals and commune health stations in the province. The meeting was held to inspect and evaluate the implementation of screening tests and ensure safe conditions for Covid-19 vaccination.
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| The Department of Health held an online meeting with 21 districts, cities, towns, a number of district-level general hospitals and commune health stations in the province. Photo: Thanh Chung |
*TBefore that, in the early morning of October 2, the delegation of Nghe An Department of Health was present in Cua Lo town towelcome support delegation for Binh Duonganti-epidemic mission successfully completed and returned.
Immediately after arriving in Nghe An, the group was taken to a 7-day centralized quarantine at a hotel in Cua Lo town, then quarantined at home for another 7 days.
This is the second medical team from Nghe An to complete the mission of supporting the epidemic center in the South. Currently, Nghe An still has 2 teams with 131 medical teams supporting the southern provinces in fighting the pandemic.
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| Leaders of Nghe An Department of Health visited doctors and nurses who had just returned from the epidemic area. Photo: Tien Hung |
*SOn the morning of October 2, a working delegation of the Veterans Association and the Provincial Party Committee's Youth Union led by comrade Ho Dang Tai - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee, Chairman of the Veterans Association of the Provincial Party Committee's Youth Union visited,give away 11 phonesSmartphones for students who are children of extremely poor households of the Thai and Dan Lai ethnic groups in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district.
This is an activity in response to the program "Waves and computers for children" launched by the Prime Minister.
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| The delegation presented gifts and took photos with the students. Photo: Nguyen Hien |
*SOn October 2, the Standing Committee of the Business Bloc Youth Union organized "Voluntary blood donation day2021" with the theme "From heart to heart".
The program attracted hundreds of officials and workers from 30 enterprises in the province to participate. The program collected more than 300 units of blood, of which 350ml of blood units were donated, more than previous campaigns.
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| The program attracted hundreds of officials and workers from 30 enterprises in the province to participate. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
* COn the afternoon of October 2, Nghe An Department of Health issued a Decisionrevocation of operating licenseAt the same time, the Department Inspectorate also issued a Decision to impose administrative penalties with a total fine of 10 million VND on 2 pharmacies that violated epidemic prevention regulations.
The pharmacies that were handled were Toan Phuong Private Pharmacy (Hai Giang 2 block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town) and the Pharmacy of Nghe An Pharmaceutical - Medical Equipment Trading Joint Stock Company, located at Mai Trang market, Nghi Xuan commune, Nghi Loc district.
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| Hai Giang 2 Block is the epicenter of the epidemic in Cua Lo. Photo: Contributor |