Illustrative image (Source: VNA) (VNA) – The northern province of Lai
Chau, which borders China’s Yunnan province, is rolling out drastic measures to
cope with high risks of spreading from through some border gates
and gateways.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Ngoc
An has asked the Department of Health to prepare isolation areas, medicine and
equipment to provide emergency aid and treatment to bird flu infection cases if
necessary.
An ambulatory team for the prevention and control of
the disease has been strengthened to stand ready for any infections, while
local officials are asked to tighten supervision for early detection of cases
in the community.
The provincial Department of Preventive Medicine has
also worked with interdisciplinary agencies at the border gates to perform
health checks on people crossing the gates, while rolling out communications on
preventive measures against the virus.
The provincial leader also requested the Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development to keep a close watch on the prevention and
control of bird flu in poultry as well as the transportation and trade of
livestock and poultry products.
Meanwhile, the authorized agencies is asked to coordinate with the
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to investigate and handle
poultry smugglers, while encouraging locals to report immediately suspected
cases in poultry.
So far, Vietnam has recorded no human infections.
At least 270 H7N9 human infections had been reported in China, with 87
fatalities. Most cases were around the Yangtze and Pearl river deltas.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
