A health employee sprays chemicals to remove disease-carrying bacteria at a border gate with China where the disease is spreading. (Source: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) – Central
city has launched a series of preventive
measures to prevent the outbreaks of in the city.
Health authority of the province
has intensified entry screenings of travellers, vehicles and
commodities through Da Nang International Airport and Tien Sa Seaport to detect
any suspects of having the dangerous influenza’s symptoms.
The municipal Health Department
has requested the International Quarantine Centre of Da Nang to keep a close
watch on the passengers, particularly those travelling from disease-affected
areas.
The city’s preventive medicine
centre, hospitals and district-level medical stations have been ordered to
actively coordinate with relevant agencies in the epidemic prevention.
According to Doctor Pham Truc
Lam, Director of the International Quarantine Centre of Da Nang, more than half
of international flights from disease-affected areas are from China, raising
the risk of the virus entering Vietnam.
The centre has also allocated
staff to conduct screenings round the clock at border gates and prepared all
necessary facilities for any emergencies.
Two mobile teams of health workers
have been set up by the municipal preventive medicine centre while each
district-level medical station sets up one to help control the situation.
The centre provided local people
with guides on how to stay hygienic and not use poultry products with unclear
origin. It also advised people with suspected influenza symptoms to visit
medical clinics immediately.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
