Request to strictly handle organizations and individuals violating regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control in Do Luong

On the afternoon of August 25, the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and ControlNghe Anhave a working session with the districtDo Luong, discuss solutions to prevent and control the epidemicCovid-19on the site

The Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province worked with Do Luong district. Photo: Thanh Chung

4 sources of Covid-19 infection

At the meeting, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and ControlNghe An provinceand Do Luong district have focused on analyzing and clarifying the source of infection and assessing the danger level of the Covid-19 epidemic in the area.Accordingly, from July 24 to now, Do Luong district has had 25 cases of Covid-19 infection (from August 14 to now, there have been 13 cases of Covid-19 infection).

Comrade Duong Dinh Chinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Director of Nghe An Department of Health clearly analyzed: Among the 13 new cases of infection, there are 3 cases of citizens returning from epidemic areas in the southern provinces, discovered in the quarantine area. This is the first source of infection.

The second source of infection is a group of construction workers in Hung Binh ward, Vinh city with 5 cases. In this source of infection, there are 2 initial F0 cases and 3 F1 cases that turned into F0 cases.

The third source of infection is the case related to the Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College with 1 Covid-19 infected case and 4 F1 cases (first test negative and quarantined).

The fourth source of infection is the cluster of cases of a patient couple in Yen Son commune related to Vinh wholesale market, with 13 F1 cases. After that, 2 F1 cases (children of the patient) became F0. The 2 F0 cases later had 13 more F1 cases.

Focus on investigating, tracing, and reviewing violations

At the meeting, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province and Do Luong district focused on clarifying whether the investigation and tracing of people related to the infected case was really thorough or not? The responsibility of organizations and individuals when there is a case of a person who is in home quarantine but does not comply with regulations, moves out of the quarantine area, travels to many places and is later discovered to be infected with Covid-19.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh also noted: Do Luong district needs to pay special attention to the cluster of cases related to the Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College and the cluster of cases related to Vinh wholesale market; do a good job of managing centralized quarantine areas to avoid cross-infection; focus on Covid-19 prevention and control at production and business establishments; strictly implement social distancing to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

Comrade Ho Le Ngoc requested Do Luong district to focus its forces on investigating and thoroughly tracing people related to and in contact with the infected case. Photo: Thanh Chung

Next, Do Luong district needs to consider the responsibility of related organizations and individuals when allowing quarantined people to move out of the quarantine area; if qualified, prosecute the case and the accused.