Tracing and testing thousands of people related to the cluster of community cases in Thanh Luong commune

Actively tracing and taking samples for F0 screening in Thanh Luong commune. Photo: Huy Thu

As soon as a positive rapid test case was discovered, a local preschool teacher, at noon on December 30, the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee (PCD) of Thanh Luong commune organized zoning and expanded the work.trace.

From the afternoon to the night of December 30, the Commune's PCD Steering Committee coordinated with Thanh Chuong District Medical Center to actively collect samples, test, and screen to separate F0 from the community.

On December 31, through PCR testing, the commune recorded 27 positive cases of SARS COV-2 in the community, with a high risk of infection. Schools in Thanh Luong commune from kindergarten to junior high school have allowed students to stay home.

According to the Thanh Luong Commune Steering Committee for Disease Control, the epidemic situation in the area is complicated. The locality's policy is to focus on rapid testing to separate F0 from the community, detect any F0, immediately trace F1, and lock down wherever F0 is detected.

Medical staff are taking a sample for testing from a preschool student. Photo: Huy Thu

As of 8:00 p.m. on December 31, Thanh Luong commune had taken samples and screened 2,009 people, and locked down 44 locations in many villages and hamlets throughout the commune. Anti-epidemic forces, officials and people in the locked down areas are implementing "4 on-site" measures.

For the people of Thanh Luong commune, especially the frontline forces fighting the epidemic, the night of December 31 is an unforgettable New Year's Eve because the entire local political system is ready to fight the epidemic.

As soon as Thanh Luong commune discovered a large outbreak, Nguyen Sy Sach High School (Thanh Duong commune) had 1 student living in Thanh Luong commune tested positive, the school also let the student stay home for testing and screening. The neighboring Thanh Khai commune also discovered 5 community positive cases at Rao Gang brick factory.

Implementing blockade of residential areas in Thanh Luong commune. Photo: Huy Thu

The epidemic situation in Thanh Luong commune in particular and Thanh Chuong district in general is complicated. The Thanh Chuong district epidemic prevention and control command center as well as the Thanh Luong commune PCD Steering Committee require people to stay calm, strictly follow the 5K measures, not leave home when not really necessary, minimize travel to the epidemic area, and at the same time speed up screening tests, isolate F0, isolate, suppress the epidemic, and soon stabilize the situation.