What are the measures to prevent the COVID epidemic during the upcoming holidays guided by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
- What are the measures to prevent the COVID epidemic during the upcoming holidays guided by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
- What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam for the prevention of COVID-19 during the festival season in 2023?
- Vietnam: What steps should local authorities take to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic during the festival season in 2023?
What are the measures to prevent the COVID epidemic during the upcoming holidays guided by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
Pursuant to Official Dispatch 311/BYT-KCB of 2023, guiding as follows:
- Implement the plan to collect and treat COVID-19 patients in the province, specifically allocating to each unit the number of COVID-19 hospital beds needed to be ready to collect and treat COVID-19 patients indicated hospital admission according to the principle of four on the spot. Allocate human resources to monitor, care for, and treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients in order to detect severe diseases early, handle promptly, and limit mortality.
- Review and equip a sufficient number of drugs, equipment, medical supplies, and medical oxygen to meet the needs of COVID-19 treatment when necessary. Continue to implement training to reiterate guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 for healthcare workers. Strengthen consultations at hospitals, consult with higher levels for professional advice, and minimize the transfer of patients to higher levels. For cases beyond their professional capacity, when transferring to a hospital, they must consult with and contact a higher-level hospital before transferring and ensure the safety of the transferred patient.
- In treatment facilities, strengthen infection prevention measures to minimize the spread of disease in hospitals, especially strengthening the protection of patients in high-risk groups (intensive care, cardiovascular, etc.), artificial kidneys, surgery, etc.
- For severe cases and suspected cases of COVID-19 located in hospitals, it is recommended to perform a real-time RT-PCR test to diagnose COVID-19 to avoid missing cases that cause the disease to spread (for patients with severe disease). cases when rapid antigen test results are negative but COVID-19 is still suspected).
- Provincial and terminal hospitals for COVID-19 treatment need to monitor and clinically evaluate severe COVID-19 cases hospitalized during this period and test or send tests for gene sequencing for evaluation. Severe, critical levels are reported to the Ministry of Health for consideration and adjustment of professional guidelines.
- Make daily data reports on the COVID-19 Management System of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, Ministry of Health, at cdc.kcb.vn.
The above is the direction of the Ministry of Health to request the directors of hospitals and institutes with hospital beds under the Ministry, directors of health services in provinces and centrally run cities, and heads of health sectors to seriously implement the implementation declaration.
What are the measures to prevent the COVID epidemic during the upcoming holidays guided by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam for the prevention of COVID-19 during the festival season in 2023?
In Section 2 of Official Dispatch 05/CD-TTg of 2023, the Prime Minister has requested the implementation of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health in the prevention of COVID-19 during the Lunar New Year and festive seasons in 2023, as follows:
- Continue to regularly monitor and closely follow the epidemic situation in the country and internationally; promptly provide guidance in cases of necessity; and closely coordinate with ministries, branches, and localities in directing, inspecting, and supervising the organization and implementation of epidemic prevention and control to ensure initiative, readiness, and promptness. time to respond to possible developments of the epidemic; coordinate with experts and domestic and international organizations to regularly update and evaluate the situation to adjust plans and measures for epidemic prevention and control in a timely, appropriate, and effective manner.
- Coordinate with the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities in directing the implementation of measures to prevent and control the epidemic, especially with the COVID-19 epidemic and other infectious diseases that often occur in the winter-spring season; proactively monitor for early detection; promptly handle outbreaks; prevent spread and outbreaks in the community; limit the occurrence of severe cases and deaths; and further promote vaccination. Ask for COVID-19 prevention.
Vietnam: What steps should local authorities take to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic during the festival season in 2023?
Pursuant to Section 6 of Official Dispatch 05/CD-TTg of 2023, there are instructions on the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic during the festival season in 2023 for the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities as follows:
- Strengthen monitoring and follow-up on the epidemic situation and organize the effective implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures; direct, inspect, and supervise epidemic prevention and control to ensure a proactive, ready, and timely response to possible developments of the epidemic.
- Strengthen the direction and inspection of epidemics at border gates, especially with cases of entry from epidemic outbreak areas, from places where new and dangerous variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear; promote surveillance in the community, at medical examination and treatment facilities, and surveillance for early detection of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
- Focus on directing and continuing to promote vaccination against COVID-19; regularly review to ensure that risk groups, especially the elderly, people with underlying medical conditions, immunocompromised people, etc., are fully vaccinated and on schedule; promote vaccination for children from 5 years old to under 12 years old.
- Continue to ensure the collection and treatment of patients; ensure adequate drugs, supplies, and equipment for epidemic prevention and control; prepare facilities in case of new epidemic situations.
- Strengthen communication on measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic at border gates and in the community to raise people's awareness of self-protection in the new situation.
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