Prevent epidemics from entering industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai

`The epidemic situation in the South, especially in localities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and some other provinces, makes the Ministry of Health very worried,` Minister Long talked to the press on the morning of June 26.

He said that in Ho Chi Minh City, the epidemic has gone through several infection cycles, so finding the source of infection for many cases is very difficult.

Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai have a large density of workers, while the working, accommodation, and living conditions at the accommodation are very cramped, easily susceptible to Covid-19 infection.

The Minister assessed that in recent times, Ho Chi Minh City has taken relatively early, timely and proactive response measures.

`We emphasize the need to ‘tighten both the outside and the inside’, only then can we control the infection rate,` Minister Long said.

The next problem for Ho Chi Minh City is to deploy testing measures more tightly and drastically and to test on an appropriate scale, that is, which areas need to test the entire population, which areas only need to be tested.

`When a positive case is tested, it is necessary to immediately remove the pathogen and source of infection from the community to quickly stop the source of infection,` the Minister said.

The Ministry of Health also asked Ho Chi Minh City to increase screening of all people coming to medical facilities, including patients and people with risk factors…

This measure also applies in other localities. `Do not hesitate to implement social distancing` on a scale appropriate to the epidemic situation.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

Regarding the issue of slow vaccine deployment, the Minister said that the preparation and scenario for vaccination had initial problems.

`This is the first time a large-scale vaccination campaign has been implemented, so it certainly cannot be smooth. Ho Chi Minh City has also made changes in the implementation method, process, and organization of vaccination sites. We hope

He recommended that Ho Chi Minh City must divide injection sites into smaller groups, organize injections by hour, and not let too many people gather at one time to increase the risk of infection at the injection site.

Le Nga