Dong Thap strengthens inter-agency coordination in prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemics

On the afternoon of April 22, the working group of the National Steering Committee for the prevention and control of epidemic diseases COVID-19 led by Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen worked with the People’s Committee of Dong Thap province on immigration management. ly, medical supervision and vaccination deployment in the province.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen spoke at the meeting. According to the report of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, the province currently has 5 concentrated medical isolation zones, capable of receiving about 860 people. As of April 19, Dong Thap received nearly 3,000 experts and citizens who entered the locality, of which more than 1,900 people entered from the border gate. All cases of concentrated isolation were sampled and tested twice as prescribed; There were 5 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2. The representative of Cho Ray Hospital said that it is necessary to have screening in medical units to reduce cross-transmission in medical facilities. Mr. Tran Van Lap, Deputy Director of the Provincial Health Department, Dong Thap has vaccinated Astra Zeneca for COVID-19, phase 1 for 391 medical staff at Hong Ngu Regional General Hospital, the remote area. from Hong Ngu district, Hong Ngu city medical center, Disease Control Center, Sa Dec city medical center and Sa Dec General Hospital, reaching 89.3%. The Department of Health has developed a plan to receive, preserve, distribute and use the Astra Zeneca vaccine to prevent COVID-19 phase 2, the expected time to deploy the injection from April 26-29 with the target groups of the group. 1,2,3 and 4 (teachers of 3 border districts) according to Resolution 21 / NQ-CP. Deputy Director of the Department of Health of the province added that Dong Thap has a border of more than 50 km, bordering Cambodia with seven border gates, including two international ones, Thuong Phuoc, Dinh Ba and trails, openings. Waterways, therefore, the province faces many difficulties in the reception and management of incoming objects. In addition, facilities in some concentrated isolated areas of the province are not yet qualified; There is no hotel that has been quarantined for foreign experts and business people. In addition, medical units have difficulty in statistics of who vaccinated against COVID-19 … Dong Thap Border Guard Command informed about the border situation. Through field survey, isolation inspection at Giong Gang Military Medical Clinic (Tan Hong district), medical declaration work at Thuong Phuoc international border gate (Hong Ngu district), the mission pay attention to epidemiological surveillance, pay attention to environmental sanitation issues in the quarantine area; the process of guiding people to trade, exchange goods in border areas, screening in medical units to reduce cross-transmission in medical facilities … Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen shared the province’s difficulties in controlling the border; At the same time, it is suggested that Dong Thap should strictly manage the border line, especially the open-way trail, complicated cases due to the characteristics of population interference in the border area; strictly deal with cases of illegal entry and exit, especially those who organize illegal entry; good management of vehicles, drivers transporting goods to and from border gates. The anti-epidemic activities at the border gates must be carried out under the inter-agency coordination, in which the province actively chooses the unit to act as the head of the committee to be the focal point for information, leadership, direction … , the provincial authorities need to launch a movement of people in the border areas to discover cases of illegal entry; establishing community anti-epidemic groups. The scene of the meeting. Regarding the COVID-19 vaccination, the Deputy Minister of Health suggested Dong Thap should ensure safety in vaccination; strengthen propaganda. When there are reactions after the injection, the professional evaluation council of the province should immediately assess and analyze the cause of the reactions. The Deputy Minister of Health also recommended that the concentrated isolates should strictly comply with regulations on operation, operation, organization, safety and prevention regulations … In testing for SARS -CoV-2, treating patients COVID-19, Dong Thap needs to proactively choose the sites to be built into a field hospital based on available medical facilities, develop facility projects, and human resources. sieving to be put into operation, operating when required; comply with the principles of fast tracing, narrow area zoning, focus on wide area testing when cases occur, comply with indications and regulations on testing, screening, and increase testing capacity.