Measuring body temperation of those returning from disease-hit areas (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – The held a in response to the acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
in order to make it well-prepared and ready for a possible outbreak in the southeastern region.
The drill included two parts: an exercise on the operation
of disease prevention mechanism and a in a hypothetical
situation.
The mechanism operation exercise was implemented in a
five-level hypothetical situation from the early appearance of the disease to
its spread to the community of 3,000-30,000 people.
Meanwhile, in the field training
exercise, 15 out of 550 people being quarantined at Division 317 in Ho
Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon district show symptoms of cough, fever and shortness of breath, including two serious cases.
The exercise attracted the participation of officers and
soldiers of Division 317, and doctors and nurses of several hospitals in the
region.
Amid the complicated developments of the , the Military
Zone 7 High Command established its steering board on COVID-19 prevention and
control, and has arranged 15 quarantine places which are able to receive over
5,000 people coming from disease-hit areas.
As of March 4, there were 324 people being quarantined at military
barracks of the Military Zone 7 High Command, including 273 Vietnamese, two
Chinese and 49 Koreans./.
Source: VietnamPlus
