Continue social distancing, take samples for testing for people in 2 hamlets in Dien Doai commune, Dien Chau

On the morning of September 16, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health, Deputy Commander of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Nghe An province had a meeting with the district.Dien Chauafter this locality had 2 new cases of community Covid-19 infection in the locked-down area in hamlet 12, Dien Doai commune.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health, Deputy Commander of the Center for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province worked with Dien Chau district and Dien Doai commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

According to District ReportDien Chau: The two new Covid-19 cases in Hamlet 12, Dien Doai Commune are Mr. and Mrs. LA and Mr. NTM (76 years old). On September 15, Mr. and Mrs. LA and NTM were tested for community rapid testing and the results were suspected positive. Immediately after that, Mr. and Mrs. LA and NTM were tested and sent to CDC, on the morning of September 16, the results were confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus... The couple have not been going anywhere recently, only in contact with family members.

Immediately after detecting the suspected infection, Dien Chau district isolated and took samples for rapid testing in the entire hamlet 12 and hamlet 13; took PCR samples of close contacts, households living in the same alley, F1s who had completed centralized isolation and were isolating at home; traced F1 cases; sprayed disinfectants at the patient's home.

Before the discovery of the two new patients LA and NTM, hamlets 12 and 13 (Dien Doai commune) implemented enhanced social isolation from August 19, 2021; the entire Dien Doai commune implemented social isolation according to Directive 16/CT-TTg. In Dien Doai commune, 15 Covid-19 patients were detected (13 patients in hamlets 12 and 13). The first case was detected on August 18, 2021; the last case was detected on August 21, 2021. Dien Doai has gone 25 days without detecting new infections.

Dien Chau District Police report on tracing people related to infected cases. Photo: Thanh Chung

At this time, the source of infection of the 2 newly discovered cases has not yet been found. Test results show that 1 case was infected for over 10 days, and 1 new case was infected within the last 4-5 days. The infection cycle of the 2 cases is different. The question is whether there are still undiscovered community infections in the locked-down area or there are loopholes in the quarantine work.

At the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh had specific discussions with the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Dien Chau district, Dien Doai commune, Dien Chau district police, Dien Chau Medical Center and the Provincial Center for Disease Control to clarify the risks of infection in the area, overcome any loopholes and propose effective solutions for epidemic prevention and control.

The Deputy Commander of the Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated: Dien Chau District still has many potential risks and cannot be negligent or subjective. Photo: Thanh Chung

The Deputy Commander of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Center of Nghe An province stated: Dien Chau district still has many potential risks of Covid-19 spreading, especially in Dien Nguyen, Dien Doai and Dien Hong communes. To prevent Covid-19, Dien Chau district needs to proactively prevent the epidemic according to the motto "4 on-site"; fight the epidemic synchronously, with the participation of the entire political and social system; promote the role of the community Covid Team and the people.

Controlling and suppressing the epidemic in Dien Doai commune, Dien Chau district requires speed, expanding investigation, tracing and searching for related people to identify F1 cases and sources of infection; immediately isolating and isolating F1 cases; continuing to isolate hamlets 12 and 13 for at least 14 more days after detecting the last infected case; taking rapid test samples, PCR for people in hamlets 12 and 13, every 3-5 days; strengthening direction, checkpoints, control, preventing people from entering and leaving... Strengthening communication work to raise awareness and actions to prevent epidemics of people./.