Early mental and ideological stabilization for parents and students in Hanh Dich

(Baonghean.vn) - The Department of Education and Training has just sent a document requesting the Department of Education and Training of Que Phong district regarding the coordination in handling the incident at Hanh Dich Primary and Secondary School.

» Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc incites parishioners

According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan, Deputy Chief of Office - Department of Education and Training: Immediately after the incident occurred, the Department requested the Que Phong Department of Education and Training to report the situation and send related staff to work at the school to inspect, review and coordinate the handling.

In addition, a document was promptly issued requesting the Department to continue to proactively coordinate with relevant professional departments of the district to quickly find the main cause leading to 20 students suffering from acute kidney failure while living and studying at school, in order to have appropriate adjustments.

Students of Hanh Dich Primary and Secondary School are getting their health checked on the morning of February 22. Photo: Ho Lai

After receiving the dispatch from the Department of Education and Training, the Board of Directors of Hanh Dich Primary and Secondary School and the local authorities organized to encourage and visit families of students who had contracted the disease and died; did a good job of propaganda to immediately stabilize the teaching and learning situation at Hanh Dich School in particular and in the area in general; coordinated with the health sector to do a good job of sanitation and disease prevention, especially in schools with boarding and semi-boarding students.

Previously, according to the report of Que Phong District People's Committee, on January 1, 2017, Hanh Dich Commune Health Station received 2 cases for examination at the health station with symptoms of edema, little urination, dark urine. Those patients are: Lo Van Thanh, class 9A and Lo Anh Tuan, class 6A, both from Ban Cong and studying at Hanh Dich Commune Primary - Secondary School.

Two days later, doctor Lo Van Nghia and nurse Lu Thi Y went to screen at Hanh Dich Primary and Secondary School and discovered 6 more cases with similar symptoms.

By January 20, 2017, the number of cases at the school had reached 20 people with similar symptoms. Initially, 11 patients were examined and treated at Que Phong District Hospital, of which 8 patients were discharged, 3 patients were transferred to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Later, 2 patients died, they were Lo Van Tuan and Lo Van Hieu. These were 2 brothers living in the same house in Cham Put village, Hanh Dich commune.

According to the report of the education sector, all 20 patients studied at Hanh Dich Primary and Secondary School, of which 15/20 patients ate at boarding school; 5/20 patients ate at home (02 primary school students studied at 2 different schools).

After the incident, the inspection team of the Provincial Center for Preventive Medicine and the District General Hospital also took blood samples from 10 patients being treated at home and the patients were stable and went to school.

The cause is currently unknown, but initially it could be due to the following possibilities: Acute glomerulonephritis suspected to be caused by streptococcus or poisoning of unknown cause./.

My Ha