At a quarantine site (Photo: ncov.moh.gov.vn)Vinh Long (VNA) – The of the southern province
of Vinh Long has quickly put in quarantine a person who returned from a pandemic hit country without declaration, conducted COVID-19 tests and
traced people who had close contact with this person.
Director of the provincial Department of Health Van Cong
Minh reported the actions to an urgent meeting held by the provincial steering
board for COVID-19 prevention and control on December 26 as the locality has
recorded some people returning from abroad without reporting to authorities.
The director also affirmed that the department has got ready
for the case the person tests positive with the .
At the event, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lu Quang Ngoi
ordered the local health sector to make meticulous preparation in terms of
equipment and human resources for quarantine and treatment for COVID-19
patients.
The police force must work closely with localities in contact tracing, he said,
adding members of the steering board should stand ready to activate responses
and prevention measures when a COVID-19 case is detected.
Communication work should be paid due attention to raise public awareness of
the importance of medical declaration.
has documented five COVID-19 infections so far, all of which were
detected in quarantine. The patients are receiving treatment at the hospital for
tuberculosis and lung diseases. In addition, 133 Vietnamese returning from
foreign countries are being quarantined in a military facility in Loan My
commune, Tam Binh district./.
Source: VietnamPlus
