According to the direction, the Center for Disease Control of Binh Dinh province is a unit, coordinating with relevant units to closely monitor the COVID-19 epidemic situation throughout the province, especially in high-risk areas and crowded places.
Organize communication activities, develop and update documents and messages on COVID-19 prevention in accordance with the actual situation of each locality.
Closely coordinate with the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang to regularly analyze the situation, assess risks, propose and implement timely and effective epidemic prevention and control measures. Taking representative samples at outbreaks, especially in cases of serious illnesses, to identify variants and monitor the spread of the epidemic.
Organize training courses to improve the capacity of grassroots health workers in monitoring, detecting and investigating infectious diseases; monitoring pathogens and implementing measures to handle outbreaks.
Medical examination and treatment facilities proactively review and update plans for admission and treatment of COVID-19 patients according to the forecast of the epidemic, avoiding passiveness and surprise. At the same time, prepare facilities, isolation areas, equipment and medical supplies to promptly organize admission, isolation, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Effectively implement the admission, treatment and timely emergency care of COVID-19 patients. Strengthen protection for high-risk groups such as pregnant women, the elderly, people with underlying diseases... to minimize severe cases and deaths.
Strengthen infection prevention measures, especially through respiratory facilities, to minimize the risk of spread in medical facilities. Strictly control infections, prevent cross-infection, and prevent outbreaks at medical examination and treatment facilities.
Medical Centers of districts, towns and cities instruct units managing tourist, entertainment, and commercial and public centers to organize propaganda and recommend people and tourists to take personal disease prevention measures
According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Truyen - Director of the Center for Disease Control of Binh Dinh province, recently, the COVID-19 epidemic has been on the rise in some countries such as China, Thailand, and Singapore. In Vietnam, cases have been recorded in some localities.
In Binh Dinh alone, since the beginning of the year, no cases of COVID-19 have been recorded. However, as the summer vacation is approaching, travel and tourism demand is increasing, many places are crowded, and the risk of disease spread is also increasing.
"To proactively prevent and control the epidemic, we have directed local health facilities to strengthen disease monitoring and prevention measures. Currently, the epidemic situation is still well controlled, and no cases have been detected in the area," said Mr. Truyen.
