Conducting representative testing of households in 4 communes and towns in Quynh Luu district

On the morning of October 31, the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, the Department of Health, and the Center for Disease ControlNghe Anhave a meeting with the districtQuynh Luuand Hoang Mai town, after many new Covid-19 infections appeared in Quynh Luu district.

15 F0 detected in 3 days; infected cases have contact with many people

The Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, Nghe An Department of Health, and Nghe An Center for Disease Control inspected and assessed the epidemic situation in Quynh Bang commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

Quynh Luu district's report said: Currently, Quynh Luu district has 3 clusters of community cases in 3 different communes: Quynh Bang, Quynh Tan and Quynh Dien; with 15 infected cases.
Accordingly, on October 28, 02 community infections were detected in Quynh Bang commune. They were the husband and wife of patient H.D.N and NTD (Van Hoc hamlet, Quynh Bang commune) who went to Quang Thanh Hospital for a medical examination and tested positive for Covid-19. Through expanded testing, 8 more patients were detected.

The cluster of cases in Quynh Dien commune has 3 cases, including 2 community cases, the couple N.D.T and NTC. In addition, there is 1 case that is F1 of patient H.D.N (Quynh Bang). The cluster of cases in Quynh Tan commune was discovered on October 29 when patient LTT entered Nghe An General Hospital for treatment. On the morning of October 31, another patient LTN, who is F1 of patient LTT, was found to be infected with Covid-19.

The F0s are self-employed, selling scrap metal, electronics stores, repairing machines, etc., so their travel schedules are complicated and they come into contact with many people. The F1s of the patients in Quynh Bang are spread across 16 communes and towns in Quynh Luu district. From October 29 to now, Quynh Luu is quarantining 681 people (458 F1 cases); 1,399 cases (737 F2 cases) are quarantined at home.

In addition, from the beginning of October 2021 to now, Quynh Luu district has had 22 Covid-19 infections, all of whom are citizens returning from southern provinces and cities, in 5 communes: Quynh Bang, Quynh Dien, Quynh Thanh, Quynh Hung and Quynh Tho.

4 communes and towns are zoned to conduct representative household testing

To prevent and combat the Covid-19 epidemic, Quynh Luu district has been stepping up the work of zoning, investigating, tracing, and quarantining F1 and F2 cases; expanding testing in the community; stepping up communication work, mobilizing people with abnormal health symptoms to go for examination and take free samples; assessing the situation, assessing the epidemic level, and proposing to lock down related residential areas.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, Director of Nghe An Department of Health, directed the epidemic prevention work in Quynh Luu district. Photo: Thanh Chung

Through inspection and assessment of the epidemic situation, Nghe An Center for Disease Control stated: It is very difficult to clearly identify the source of infection of the 3 clusters of cases in Quynh Luu. The spread of the cluster of cases in Quynh Bang commune is very large. The cluster of cases in Quynh Bang commune is related to the cluster of cases in Quynh Dien commune. There are many difficulties in identifying F1 cases of F0 cases who are students...

Concluding the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Center, Director of Nghe An Department of Health stated: The 3 clusters of infections in Quynh Luu district are very complicated. There is still a risk that there are many undetected F0s in the community.

What needs to be done is to strengthen the investigation, tracing, and immediate isolation of F1 cases; correctly assess the epidemic situation to expand the blockade area accurately and appropriately; isolate 4 areas including 3 communes of Quynh Bang, Quynh Tan, Quynh Dien and Cau Giat town to identify the epidemic situation and conduct representative household testing.

In the long term, Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town closely follow the direction of the Central Government, the Ministry and the province to effectively implement the work of epidemic prevention and control; proactively do well the "4 on-site" work, especially well prepare anti-epidemic scenarios and anti-epidemic resources; regularly update the situation, calculate the epidemic level in detail to apply epidemic prevention and control measures; well manage population fluctuations, promote the role of people; regularly conduct community Covid-19 screening tests; step up inspection and supervision of epidemic prevention and control; effectively implement Covid-19 vaccination, ensuring safety and on schedule; strengthen propaganda for people about policies and epidemic situation./.