Date 11.8, information from Thanh Hóa General Hospital (where the 74-year-old patient is being treated) and Thanh Hóa Children's Hospital (where the 10-year-old patient is being treated) stated that the health condition of the two patients contracted diphtheria has progressed very well, in the case of a test next week if the result is negative, they may be discharged from the hospital.
It is known that the two patients mentioned above are related to a patient, a pregnant woman (17 years old, residing in Đoàn Kết Ward, Mường Lát Commune, Mường Lát District, Thanh Hóa).
Regarding the outbreak in Đoàn Kết Ward, on 11.8, Mr. Đầu Thanh Tùng - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hóa Province, along with the delegation, directly visited the area to inspect the prevention and control of the outbreak in this ward.
After inspecting the actual situation, listening to the report of the health sector and Mường Lát District, Mr. Đầu Thanh Tùng - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hóa Province acknowledged the initiative and responsibility of the medical team from the province to the grassroots level; the timely response of the local authorities in the prevention and control of the outbreak to detect, isolate, quarantine, and treat patients and isolate the outbreak.
On that basis, the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hóa Province requested the relevant authorities and local authorities not to be complacent or careless, to continue to implement effective measures to prevent and control the outbreak. Strengthen public awareness and education, actively implement preventive measures. Continue to assess the risk of diphtheria disease in communes and towns to prepare for emergency response plans.
It is known that on 11.8, the People's Committee of Thanh Hóa Province also issued a decision to declare diphtheria disease in Mường Lát Town, Mường Lát District.
According to the decision, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hóa Province requested healthcare facilities to receive and treat patients with infectious diseases. Hospitals from the commune level, Mường Lát District General Hospital, Thanh Hóa General Hospital, and Thanh Hóa Children's Hospital should promptly receive, isolate, and treat patients.
Regarding the Director of the Department of Health and the Chairman of Mường Lát District, they should immediately implement measures to prevent and control the disease caused by the diphtheria bacterium in accordance with the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Monitor and closely follow the situation and development of the disease on the territory. Strengthen guidance on environmental sanitation and intensive treatment of patients, and prevent the emergence of new outbreaks.
Earlier, as Lao Động reported, on the evening of 5.8, Mường Lát District recorded the first case of diphtheria. The patient was a pregnant woman P.L.M. (17 years old, residing in Đoàn Kết Ward, Mường Lát Town).
As of the current time, related to the outbreak in Đoàn Kết Ward, Mường Lát Town, 3 patients have been confirmed to have contracted diphtheria.
