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05/02/2020 - 06:44

Vice Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee checks prevention of 2019-nCoV in Thu Thua, Ben Luc

On February 4, Vice Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa checked the prevention of the acute respiratory disease caused by the new strain of novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Thu Thua and Ben Luc districts.

Provincial leaders inspected disease prevention at Thu Thua district health center

The delegation surveyed the procedures in disease prevention as well as difficulties in the implementation process in the localities.

Implementing the instructions of the Provincial People's Committee, Ben Luc District People's Committee drastically directed the disease prevention in the area. The district has timely set up a disease prevention plan; established a Steering Committee for preventing dangerous diseases on humans; actively created a Zalo group including steering committee members to exchange information quickly and promptly; and so on.

Ben Luc District Health Center is the standing body of the Steering Committee. The center sets up 2 rapid response teams, 1 disinfection and environmental treatment team at the outbreak. It implements the respiratory clinic; prepares isolation areas; ensures equipment, medical supplies, drugs, etc; has a plan to handle situations; focuses on community-based, event-based surveillance in order to detect suspected cases as soon as possible to isolate them promptly and avoid spreading the disease.

The district organizes spraying bactericides at public places, checks the medical supplies business, focuses on managing foreigners, monitors workers' health, and so on.

In Thu Thua district, the disease prevention has also been carried out drastically. Propaganda is enhanced by many methods such as increasing the propagation time on the district, commune, hamlet and neighborhood radio system; propaganda vehicles; visual propaganda on led screens, panels, banners, and so on in communes, towns, schools and public places; propaganda on district websites and social networks; etc.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa asked localities and units to continue to perform well the work of disease prevention

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa asked localities and units to continue to perform well the work of disease prevention, especially localities where many Chinese people work and live in the area. Health facilities should focus on communication; classify medical examination and treatment; good surveillance of disease situation, etc; monitor disease situation well.

On the same day, the delegation surveyed in reality the prevention of disease at Ching Luh Shoe Co., Ltd. (Thuan Dao Industrial Park, Ben Luc district)./.

By Staff writers - Translated by Pham Ngan

Source: http://baolongan.vn/kiem-tra-cong-tac-phong-chong-dich-benh-do-virus-corona-tai-thu-thua-ben-luc-a89813.html

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