Another commune in Nghe An implements social distancing according to Directive 16 due to the appearance of a Covid-19 patient

Viet Hung DNUM_CGZAGZCACB 08:04

(Baonghean.vn) - The Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control agreed with the proposal that Quynh Lam commune (Quynh Luu) will implement social distancing according to Directive 16, with hamlet 4 being locked down and socially isolated starting from 0:00 on June 26.

Immediately after the appearance of 2 Covid-19 cases in the community, on the night of June 25, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health, Deputy Head of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee held an urgent meeting with leaders of Quynh Luu district and Quynh Lam commune to direct the work of tracing and blocking the epidemic area.
According to the district's report, immediately after there were 2 cases in the community in hamlet 4, Quynh Lam commune, the locality traced 24 F1 cases and 68 F2 cases and isolated them, took more than 1,300 test samples that night, and at the same time isolated, disinfected, and locked down hamlet 4 and set up 3 quarantine checkpoints, not allowing people to enter or leave the epidemic area.

Lập chốt vào thôn 4, xã Quỳnh Lâm. Ảnh: Việt Hùng
Set up a checkpoint in village 4, Quynh Lam commune. Photo: Viet Hung

The Director of the Department of Health suggested that the district should focus on wide-scale investigation, narrow zoning and isolation; classify high-risk groups to have response plans. Continue to exploit, investigate and trace high-risk subjects more closely to zoning and avoid the risk of widespread spread.

Lãnh đạo Sở Y tế họp khẩn với huyện Quỳnh Lưu trong đêm. Ảnh: Việt Hùng
Leaders of the Department of Health held an urgent meeting with Quynh Luu district at night. Photo: Viet Hung

Mr. Duong Dinh Chinh also requested the commune's steering committee to closely monitor and manage cases of home quarantine and centralized quarantine areas to avoid cross-infection; Establish additional quarantine checkpoints to control citizens entering and leaving the area; Promote "4 on-site" in disease prevention and control and have specific scenarios if there are increased cases in the community. Agree with the proposal of Quynh Lam commune to implement social distancing according to Directive 16, with hamlet 4 being locked down and socially isolated starting from 0:00 on June 26.

The two patients in Quynh Lam commune are a couple who traveled on a Trung Duc bus from Hai Phong to their locality on June 18, with a Covid-19 case on board./.


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