At a medical examination and treatment establishment (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son on May 7
signed a document requiring that hospitals under the Ministry of Health, the health
departments of centrally-run cities and provinces, the health agencies of
sectors, and hospitals at universities further strengthen
at medical examination and treatment facilities.
The ministry also asked that health facilities swiftly review and fine-tune their
plans to meet COVID-19 pandemic prevention efforts in accordance with directions
from the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
It also demanded that central-level and provincial hospitals focus on improving
their capacity in SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus testing by the RT-PCR method to respond
to any situation.
Random testing should be conducted periodically on medical staff at screening
and quarantine areas and other high-risk areas, and on patients being treated
in emergency, emergency resuscitation, intensive care, and infectious disease units,
and in other high-risk areas.
Medical facilities should restrict the transportation of patients to higher-level
establishments.
The discharge of any patients must be notified to health departments of
localities where they reside, in order to continue to manage quarantine and
testing of the patients and their relatives, in line with COVID-19 prevention
regulations.
Directors of hospitals and are required to take responsibility
for managing and directing their staff to strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (face masks),
khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (no gatherings),
and khai bao y te (health declarations), take personal protective measures, and
avoid travel to high-risk areas such as entertainment venues, cinemas, bars,
and karaoke parlours./.
Source: VietnamPlus
