On May 22, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the leader of the Nam Dinh Provincial Department of Health said that up to now, no COVID-19 cases have been detected in the province. To proactively respond to the epidemic situation and ensure good implementation of epidemic monitoring and prevention as well as the work of examining, detecting, admitting, and treating COVID-19 patients, the Department of Health has issued a document directing relevant units.
The Department of Health requires proactive provision of information on the epidemic situation and good communication work so that people can proactively monitor their health, take protective measures for themselves and the community, not worry about panics but also not be subjective with COVID-19.
Strengthen communication work on mass media and social networks, instruct people to implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures such as wearing masks in public places, on public transport, at medical facilities; washing hands regularly with clean water, soap or antibacterial solutions; avoiding large crowds.
At the same time, it is necessary to increase the mobilization of people to exercise and maintain reasonable nutrition; when there are signs of fever, cough, or shortness of breath, they must immediately go to medical facilities for timely inspection, monitoring and treatment; closely coordinate with local authorities and related units in the work of preventing and controlling infectious diseases in general and the COVID-19 epidemic in particular in the area...
In addition, strengthen monitoring to detect suspected cases of disease in the community, at medical facilities, especially respiratory diseases, acute respiratory infections, and severe viral pneumonia. Maintain and improve the effectiveness of the COVID-19 case monitoring system in the community, medical facilities, schools, and workplaces.
For people returning from countries with high numbers of cases such as Thailand, Brazil, the UK, etc., it is necessary to proactively monitor their health for at least 7 days, avoid close contact with others, especially people at high risk. Review and strengthen rapid response teams at provincial, district and commune levels, ready to handle outbreaks when detected.
Accordingly, the Department of Health requires the preparation of facilities, isolation areas, medical equipment, and medical supplies to organize admission, isolation, diagnosis, treatment, and infection control.
