Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City treat a patient with COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of the hospital)HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Patients with locally acquired COVID-19 showing
no symptoms, and with no underlying disease or obesity, will now
be under a , according to new guidelines released by the
Department of Health on July 29.
New COVID-19
cases with manageable will also be
quarantined at home for 14 days.
The
new guidelines aim to reduce the overload of COVID-19
patients at healthcare facilities and increase the quality of treatment for
COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe symptoms in hospitals.
A
COVID-19 patient under home quarantine must have a separate room with
windows as well as a separate toilet, a trash can with closed lid, and trash
bags.
Separate
rooms are not required if members in a family are all patients.
Food
and essential supplies must be put on a table placed in front of the patient’s
separate room.
Hand
sanitiser and disinfectants for surfaces, salt water for gargling, medical
masks, thermometer, fever medicine, and vitamins should be available
in the quarantine room.
COVID-19
patients under home quarantine are required to always wear medical masks except
when eating, drinking and washing. Masks are changed twice a day. Patients must
wash hands thoroughly with soap and water or alcohol-based disinfectant before
handling the masks.
Their
temperature must be measured at least twice a day and a health
declaration must be made at least once a day via the electronic health
declaration application.
They
need to eat nutritious food, drink a lot of water, exercise gently
and do breathing exercises for at least 15 minutes daily.
They
must call local medical workers if they have a fever of more than 38°C,
cough, sore throat, diarrhoea, loss of taste or smell, chest pain or
breathing difficulty (unable to take a breath and hold it for 10 seconds).
The
district health centre will come to their home to take samples for testing
after 14 days. The patient will end the home quarantine if
the testing results are negative.
HCM
City urges vaccinations for 62,000 shippers
The
HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has asked the city’s Health
Department to prioritise 62,000 shippers for vaccinations.
Director of
the city’s Department of Industry and Trade Bui Ta Hoang Vu said the department
had compiled a list of shippers and sent it to the Department of Health, along
with People’s Committees of districts and Thu Duc city for vaccinations.
There
are 16 units with about 62,000 drivers included on the list, including
shippers from Grab, Now, Beamin and Gojek delivery applications.
Drivers
of e-commerce platforms such as Shopee and Lazada are also on the vaccination
list.
Recently,
a series of ride-hailing applications sought permission for shippers
from the city as they are an important link of the supply chain,
especially in big cities.
On
the afternoon of July 27, about 1,500 Grab drivers received the first dose of
COVID-19 vaccine at five injection points in District 7. This was the
first major vaccination series targeted at shippers from ride-hailing apps.
Dr
Bui Thi Thu Huong from Viet Nga Eye Hospital in HCM City, who was in charge of
one of the five injection points in District 7, said that in addition to
shippers, many store employees and pharmacy staff were vaccinated.
“It
is crucial that they be vaccinated as they are at high risk of COVID-19
infection,” she added./.
Source: VietnamPlus
