Deputy PM instructs tightening supervision to curb spread of Covid-19

speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on
February 12 said supervision and quarantine work is the most important work at
present to curb the spread of the novel (Covid-19).

Speaking at a meeting in Hanoi, Dam, who is also head of the
national steering committee for prevention and control of acute respiratory
disease caused by Covid-19, said localities must work to stamp out any
outbreak, prevent disease transmission in community or at hospital.

The number of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam remains few at 15, and
there are positive signs in treatment. However, the disease is expected to
continue developing complicatedly and there is a very high risk of outbreak,
the Deputy PM said.  

In such circumstances, Deputy PM Dam asked competent forces to
step up the communication work to raise the awareness of quarantined people about
their responsibility towards their families and society.

He instructed ministries and agencies to coordinate with and
provide support in human resources and medical equipment for northern Vinh Phuc
province, which have the most Covid-19 cases so far (ten as of February 11), to
localize and stamp out the outbreak.

Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong said the fast
transmission of the means prevention of transmission is the most
important work at present.

The Health Ministry affirmed that district-level clinics have
received training and necessary medical equipment to ensure they can diagnose
and treat Covid-19 infections. Therefore, the ministry advised people with
suspected signs of Covid-19 infection to seek diagnosis and treatment at
district-level clinics instead of flocking to central-level hospitals to reduce
the risk of the virus spreading in community. 

According to the Ministry of Health, as of 10:30 on February 12, a
total of 45,170 cases of Covid-19 infection had been recorded in 28 countries
and territories worldwide, of which 44,653 were in China.  

The death toll had reached 1,115, with 1,113 in mainland China,
one in the Philippines and another in Hong Kong (China).

Among the 15 confirmed cases in Vietnam, six have recovered. The
latest patient, who is also the youngest case recorded so far, is a
three-month-old baby from Vinh Phuc’s Binh Xuyen district./.