Quynh Luu proposes social distancing for the entire district and social isolation for 2 communes

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province held an urgent meeting with Quynh Luu district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the afternoon of July 27, Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province; Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of the province, Director of the Nghe An Department of Health and medical units had an urgent meeting with the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Quynh Luu district to deploy an anti-epidemic plan related to the chain of infection at Minh An General Hospital.

Temporarily identified over 213 F1 and 682 F2

According to the report of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Quynh Luu District: On the afternoon of July 26, 2 employees of Minh An General Hospital (Quynh Giang Commune) were tested quickly and found positive for Covid-19. PCR samples were taken of these 2 people and sent to Nghe An CDC for confirmation of positive results.Covid-19.

Nghe An province announced these two cases this morning. They are patient TTT, female, born in 1993, address in Tan Thang hamlet, An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district and patient NTH, female, born in 1989, address in hamlet 11, Quynh Hung commune, Quynh Luu district.

Mr. Hoang Van Bo - Chairman of Quynh Luu District People's Committee said: Immediately after receiving the rapid test results, Quynh Luu district temporarily implementedlockdown, spraying disinfectant at Minh An General Hospital; temporarily implementing social isolation for An Hoa and Quynh Hung communes; conducting investigation and tracing of related cases. Thereby, 213 F1 cases and 682 F2 cases have been identified.

Minh An General Hospital (Quynh Giang commune) - where the two patients work. Photo: Thanh Cuong

And especially the husband and children of patient TTT (in An Hoa commune) also had positive rapid test results for Covid-19. Patient TTT's husband is a long-distance driver with a travel schedule that has been to many places from Hai Duong province, Hung Yen to Hoang Mai town, Dien Chau district and Vinh city.

Mr. Hoang Van Bo added: Currently, the number of people involved has not been sampled yet. The district is still investigating, tracing and taking samples, sending them to Nghe An CDC for testing.

Due to the large area related to the case, Quynh Luu district proposed Nghe An province to allow medical isolation for 2 hamlets Tan Thang (An Hoa commune), hamlet 11 (Quynh Hung commune) and part of Hong Phong hamlet (An Hoa commune). The total population in the medical isolation area is 3,200 people. Propose to implement social isolation according to Directive 16 for 2 communes Quynh Hung and An Hoa; implement social distancing according to Directive 15 for the entire Quynh Luu district.

At this time, Quynh Luu district has set up 22 checkpoints in the temporarily locked down and socially isolated areas; blocking 46 traffic routes in and out of An Hoa and Quynh Hung communes.

Risk of outbreak

Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of CDC Nghe An reports the results of the epidemiological investigation. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On July 21, patients TTT and NTH both came into contact with patient LVC (a long-distance driver) and tested positive for the virus and were confirmed positive by CDC on July 22. Both patients TTT and NTH showed clinical symptoms such as fever, headache, chest tightness, and runny nose.

From July 21 to July 26, both patients TTT and NTH had contact with many patients and relatives who came to Minh An General Hospital for examination and treatment. During this time, the epidemic may have gone through two infection cycles. The viral load at the time of sample collection showed that the strongest infection was on the day clinical symptoms began to appear - Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh commented.

Speaking at the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh stated: The two patients TTT and NTH have a high possibility of spreading the disease to their family members and the community. Quynh Luu has a high risk of widespread epidemic spread.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh stated: Quynh Luu has a high risk of widespread epidemic spread. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The health sector will send a team of experts to support Quynh Luu district in fighting the epidemic. The district needs to compile a list of human resources requirements so that the health sector can mobilize and send forces to support sample collection and fight the epidemic. The health sector will also issue an official dispatch to direct medical units to support Quynh Luu in providing medical examination and treatment for the people of the district - said the Director of the Health Department.

Requires the entire anti-Covid-19 system to get involved

Faced with the complicated developments and great risks of the Covid-19 epidemic, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control requested Quynh Luu district to activate and mobilize the entire anti-epidemic system to participate: Continue to quickly trace F1s, take samples for testing of all suspected cases, quickly isolate, control, and limit infections in the community.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long agreed with the proposal on medical isolation, social isolation, and social distancing of Quynh Luu district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Comrade Bui Dinh Long stated: People are only allowed to go out to buy food and provisions. People from social isolation areas must be taken to centralized quarantine areas when going out. Quynh Luu must strictly follow the regulations on blockade and quarantine, avoiding the situation of "tight on the outside, loose on the inside".

Quynh Luu district urgently arranged enough quarantine areas, ensured quarantine conditions, immediately carried out centralized quarantine for high-risk cases; paid attention to ensuring people's lives, especially food and necessities for people in medical quarantine areas and social quarantine areas.

For Quynh Luu district, non-essential services will be temporarily suspended and regulations on epidemic prevention and control according to Directive 15 of the Prime Minister will be strictly implemented to minimize the number of infections in the community.

For the two patients TTT and NTH, the health sector transferred the two patients to Field Hospital No. 1 for treatment; immediately sent a working group to provide professional support to help Quynh Luu fight the epidemic.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long agreed with the proposal on medical isolation, social isolation, and social distancing of Quynh Luu district; the district immediately sent the document to the Department of Health, submitting it to the Provincial People's Committee for decision./.