To well implement Covid-19 prevention and control and public livehood

Yesterday of July 16, the delegation of Binh Duong provincial Party Committee led by Mr. Nguyen Van Loi, Member of the CPV Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee had a visit, inspection and working session on Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control in Thu Dau Mot city and Phu Giao district. At the working sessions, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi asked localities to focus on fast tracing, epidemiological investigation, rapid sampling and testing, and at the same time have a plan to take good care of the lives of people affected by Covid-19.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi (sixth from the right), Member of CPV Central Committee cum Secretary of the provincial Party Committee awards medical masks to workers working for Hung Hai Thinh Co. Ltd. at Tam Lap commune of Phu Giao district

Rapid tracing needs focusing in Thu Dau Mot city
At the meeting of the delegation with the Standing Party Committee of Thu Dau Mot City in the morning of July 16, Mrs. Nguyen Thu Cuc, Chairwoman of People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control in Thu Dau Mot city, said that until morning of July 16, the city recorded 534 Covid-19 infection cases, of which, 90 were in the community and 487 in production and business establishments. The city recorded 2 deaths in the treatment area. Currently, the health sector has investigated and traced 1,648 F1 contacts for concentrated quarantine and 5,863 F2 contacts to be isolated at home. The city has also temporarily zoned 39 areas in 14 wards with 1,979 households, 6 kiosks, 803 motel rooms, and 12,334 people.  The city has set up 145 checkpoints for disease prevention and control.

According to Mrs. Cuc, currently, the city's medical staff and frontline forces are overloaded, requiring additional support to improve the ability to screen on a large scale.  Traditional markets were closed and operations were restricted, leading to an increase in people's demand for essential goods, putting great pressure on the supermarkets and convenience store networks. The city has suggested that private medical facilities, when detecting a positive case through rapid testing, should directly contact the provincial Center for Disease Control for testing. When the test results are available, the unit will directly transfer the suspected case to the treatment facility and notify the city Health Center for trace investigation in a bid to shorten the time and processes.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi noted that Thu Dau Mot city needs to focus on fast tracing, epidemiological investigation, and taking samples for rapid testing to identify F0 and F1 contacts to be sent away to quarantine and treatment areas. The city needs to focus on mobilizing resources to focus on epidemiological investigation and sampling. In particular, the city needs to add at least 200 youth volunteers to be trained and quickly join the forces to take samples for testing for all city residents. The city also needs to deploy mobile teams to residential areas and hostels to collect samples for testing, thereby, limiting related problems.

Previously, the delegation of the provincial Party Committee went to check the situation of Covid-19 prevention and control along with production and business activities at Dong A Joint Stock Company at Thu Dau Mot branch. At the site, on behalf of the delegation, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi highly appreciated the company's organization and arrangement of safe production plans for Covid-19 prevention and control. Acknowledging the efforts of the enterprise, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi wished that the workers would join hands and accompany the enterprise to stay in the factories to work, even though the conditions cannot be as complete as at home.

Public lives affected by Covid-19 in Phu Giao district need better care

In the afternoon of the same day, the delegation of the provincial Party Committee led by Mr. Nguyen Van Loi had a working session with the Standing Committee of Phu Giao district Party Committee and the People's Committee of Phu Giao district on the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in the district.

Reporting to the delegation, Mr. Doan Van Dong, Chairman of the People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 prevention and control in Phu Giao district said that on July 16, Phu Giao recorded 25 suspected cases; 272 F1 cases have been taken to concentrated quarantine and 920 F2 cases are being isolated at home. The district predicts the source of infection has already been in the community. In the coming days, the number of F0, F1 F2, and F3 cases is forecasted to increase. The district has set up a standing divisions in charge of tracing and screening, consisting of 2 teams of 6 people a team and mobilizing police, military, and youth union members to participate.

In communes, towns and districts, medical forces, police, and officials from hamlets and supporting branches have been arranged to carry out the task of tracing and screening when detecting Covid-19 infection and related cases. The district mobilizes all armed forces, authorities, departments, branches and mass organizations to participate in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. In addition, the district also established 20 tracing teams and 30 teams for sampling for testing and screening, 2 mobile sampling teams, 16 vaccination teams, and 1 disinfecting spray team. To implement the vaccination plan under the direction of the province, the district has set up 30 vaccination teams to be ready to inject in the district and support the province when needed. The district has established 9 concentrated quarantine areas with a capacity of 1,700 beds and is maintaining the survey to increase the capacity of concentrated quarantine with a capacity of 2,500 beds.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi highly appreciated the epidemic prevention and control results of Phu Giao district as well as the district's efforts in completing and achieving the proposed socio-economic development targets. Mr. Nguyen Van Loi asked the district to be more drastic in Covid-19 prevention and control in the area. In which, the district needs to be drastic in the quick and thorough investigation to find F0 and F1 cases for quarantine and treatment.

Phu Giao district also needs to coordinate and organize the force well to quickly investigate, trace and test. Activities such as taking samples for testing, relief activities to help disadvantaged people in the area to avoid large crowds. The district needs to quickly disburse support for disadvantaged people who are eligible for support under Resolution 68 of the government. Mr. Nguyen Van Loi also asked Phu Giao district to prepare and purchase full medical equipment and supplies for Covid-19 prevention and control.
Previously, the delegation also visited Hung Hai Thinh Co. Ltd. specializing in manufacturing tires for export in Tam Lap commune and currently having 100% of workers staying at the factories to produce. This business informed that it has taken good care of the living and dining conditions for workers and most workers shared and were determined to work with the company to maintain production activities and join hands to fight the Covid-19 epidemic.

Reported by Minh Duy - Translated by Vi Bao

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