Ky Son district traced more than 500 F1 related to the cluster of community cases

On December 23,Ky Son districtrecorded 30 cases of Covid-19 infection, notably 25 community cases at Chieu Luu Boarding Ethnic High School, this is currently the most complicated outbreak in the area.

Immediately after the test results were available, the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee of Ky Son district went directly to Chieu Luu commune to grasp the situation and direct the epidemic prevention work. Faced with a large number of F0 in the community, the district decided to establish a mobile medical station at Chieu Luu Ethnic Boarding School to receive, treat F0 and quarantine high-risk F1. This is the second mobile medical station in Ky Son district (the first is in Pha Danh commune).

Taking samples for testing in areas with F0 cases in Ky Son district. Photo: PV

Mr. La Duc Thoai - ChairmanPeople's Committee of Chieu Luu Communesaid: "The source of this outbreak has not yet been determined. The locality has organized testing for all students and teachers of the entire school, with a number of over 400 people. Assessing the actual situation, we have currently assigned 106 people to quarantine at school, the rest have returned home to quarantine according to regulations. In addition, the commune has currently allowed students of 3 levels: preschool, primary, and secondary school to take time off from school to fight the epidemic. Currently, the locality cannot organize online learning because the children's family circumstances are still difficult, there is a lack of learning facilities as well as the signal and network are not guaranteed..."

It is known that currently 6/11 villages in Chieu Luu commune have recorded F0 cases. All commune officials have been assigned to close the villages, coordinate with the community Covid-19 team to check and monitor people's home quarantine.

Ms. Vy Thi Quyen - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district added: Recognizing this as a complicated epidemic, we are focusing on human resources, material resources, and supporting necessities to accompany the people of Chieu Luu commune to fight the epidemic. However, the epidemic prevention work in this locality is currently facing many difficulties. The people are mainly ethnic minorities, and their awareness of the epidemic is still limited, while the mountainous terrain is difficult and the population density is low, so the propaganda, monitoring, and sample collection work of medical staff is very difficult.

The forces went to each village to propagate and raise awareness of Covid-19 epidemic prevention in Ky Son. Photo: PV

"At the same time, people's home quarantine also faces many difficulties. Many households do not have private rooms (mostly in stilt houses), so members often come into contact with each other, potentially spreading the epidemic. Currently, the district is directing the temporary quarantine of areas where F0 cases have appeared. After the test results are available, the quarantine area will be expanded or narrowed depending on the actual situation," Ms. Quyen emphasized.

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