HCMC wants to cover vaccines for the people

Ho Chi Minh City leaders wish to increase coverage of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population, buying active vaccines by themselves.
On April 23, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam led the Government’s delegation to work with Ho Chi Minh City on epidemic control in the new situation.

Offer to compensate for epidemic prevention According to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, there were 246 cases of Covid-19 recorded in the area, of which 222 cases had been cured, and 24 people undergoing medical treatment were stable; 2,572 people are on concentrated isolation and 1 person is on home isolation. From March 8 to April 18, the city health sector injected Covid-19 vaccine phase 1 for 9,155 health workers of 73 public health facilities. From April 19, the city continued to inject phase 2 for 1,022 employees of 10 medical facilities. Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Tan Binh proposed to increase sanctions, severely punish illegal entries. In addition, in these cases, it is necessary to compensate for the epidemic prevention cost for quarantined contacts, whether positive or negative. Medical care for Covid-19 epidemic prevention in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: NGUYEN THANH) Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said that in the past time, in the city, 108 cases of illegal entry have been discovered. The city has issued a letter to coordinate with localities bordering other countries on this issue, and at the same time petitioned Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to direct border provinces to increase control over immigration. illegal. Ho Chi Minh City leaders expressed their wish to increase coverage of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population. The city will buy the active vaccine by itself. There is a company in the city that is researching, testing and producing vaccines. In a special case, the city will consider this production because it is a problem for the city. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Dac Dam said that Ho Chi Minh City is a large center with a wide trade density. There are many good ways to create lessons for the whole country in the past outbreaks. Ho Chi Minh City strengthens the control of people who illegally enter the border area, continues to bring people back in the spirit of not only safe isolation but also post-isolation monitoring; strictly handle the case of illegal entry, intentionally not making a declaration. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the number of cases in some Asian countries has increased recently by 34% and that in neighboring countries is also increasing. The number of people crossing the border illegally through the trail, the opening is difficult to control. Just missing one case of Covid-19 in crowded events will have unpredictable consequences. He welcomed the units to actively produce and test vaccines. It is necessary to immediately update technology and biologicals for testing, at the same time the Ministry of Health completes vaccination procedures. The Deputy Prime Minister proposed to strictly follow the 5K rule, strictly control people who enter illegally and have a specific plan for Covid-19 vaccination in the coming time. Ca Mau: Recommended specialized equipment In the afternoon of the same day, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province on immigration management, isolation, medical supervision, Covid-19 vaccination implementation, work medical service for the election of deputies to the XV National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels, for the 2021-2026 term in the province. Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Director of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province, said the province is facing a number of difficulties such as the number of people entering illegally because the locality has a sea route bordering many countries in the region; With large and sparsely populated areas, it is difficult to detect cases early from epidemic zones to localities. At the same time, the preparation for the first vaccination launch, distribution of vaccines to the locality is still slow or the expiry date of vaccines is short, so the implementation of vaccination faces difficulties. Since then, the representative of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province has proposed to the Ministry of Health to consider prioritizing the distribution of vaccines, supporting training, professional training for Covid-19 epidemic prevention or supporting the sites. specialized equipment, especially for testing and treating positive patients in the event of an outbreak. Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan suggested that Ca Mau not neglect and be subjective in the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic because the locality has a long coastline, on the border of Kien Giang – a province bordering with Cambodia … Relevant industries need to coordinate closely to promptly detect and handle illegal entry cases. 14 more cases of Covid-19 were found to be on entry The Ministry of Health said that on April 23, our country discovered 14 more cases of Covid-19, which were isolated cases after entry in Nam Dinh, Da Nang, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, An Giang and TP. HCM City. Currently, our country has recorded 2,830 cases of Covid-19, of which 1,570 cases of Covid-19 were caused by domestic infections. For nearly a month, Vietnam has not reported cases of Covid-19 in the community. The Ministry of Health said 128,610 people had been vaccinated against Covid-19 over the past month. N. Dung