A customs staff check body temperatures of people at a border check point. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has promulgated an action plan to prevent A/H7N9
avian flu outbreaks in Vietnam, with the focus placed on early detection,
timely treatment and limiting death toll.
The plan sets
out four scenarios as well as suitable actions for relevant agencies to
promptly deploy.
The ministry
also publicised a list of measures to tackle the disease, including improving
diagnosis capacity and food safety, organising drills for health staff, and
raising public awareness through communications campaigns.
It recommended
people to not use poultry or poultry products with unknown origins, and ensure
food hygiene.
People should
come to healthcare establishments for check-up and treatment if they have
flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, chest pain or breathing difficulty,
the ministry said.
Vietnam has yet
to detect any A/H7N9 patient, however, the long borderline shared with China
and busy cross-border trade activities between the two countries are posing a
high risk of virus transmissions into Vietnam.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
