Creating an anti-epidemic shield in the highlands of Tuong Duong
(Baonghean.vn) - In order to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic and raise awareness of epidemic prevention and control for ethnic minorities, Tuong Duong district has implemented many synchronous solutions, suitable for each epidemic development to protect people's health.
As a mountainous district with many ethnic groups living together, facing the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the districtXiangyangis focusing on epidemic prevention measures.
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| The market in Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong), one of the largest in the western districts of Nghe An, has long been bustling with customers, but has now become deserted due to the epidemic. Photo: Van Truong |
In addition to propaganda through billboards, leaflets, and slogans, the district also actively promotes the effectiveness of the loudspeaker system in communes; arranges motorbikes with loudspeakers to travel to villages, reminding people to comply with epidemic prevention measures. Especially, propaganda is promoted in the unique languages of ethnic minorities in the area.
Xiangyang County has activated 146 teams.Covid-19community/146 villages, each community group has 7-9 participants. Through the activities of the community Covid-19 group, cases returning from epidemic areas are monitored, counted, listed, instructed to declare health and implement quarantine measures according to regulations. Communes and medical units are ready with many plans, human resources, essential facilities, proactively responding to each level of the epidemic. |
| Officials of Nhon Mai commune (Tuong Duong) receive aid from other communes. Photo: Van Truong |
Currently, Tuong Duong district is quarantining two villages, including Lo village, Xa Luong commune and Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai commune. During the period of social isolation, the lives of people in the two villages above are facing many difficulties.
People in communes in the district, through organizations, have helped and supported each other. For example, Tam Quang commune mobilized people to donate over 30 million VND, along with rice, bananas, vegetables, tubers, and fruits to support people in Nhon Mai...
 Essential goods are divided into small portions for each household in Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Van Truong |
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| Medical staff take samples for testing at Nhon Mai Boarding Secondary School. Photo: Van Truong |
Mr. Lo Thanh Nhat - Vice Chairman of Tuong Duong District People's Committee said: From July 13 to December 1, Tuong Duong district had 111 positive cases of Covid-19. Currently, the district is maintaining 3 centralized quarantine areas at the Vocational Education and Training Center with the number of people in centralized quarantine: 168 F1 people.
In communes and towns, 63 centralized quarantine points are being maintained, of which 587 people are quarantined in communes, 708 people are quarantined at home, and 1,328 people are being monitored for health at home./.
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