Binh Thuan, February 03, 2021

QUICK REPORT

on COVID-19 situation 2021

(from 16h00, 02/02/2021 to 16h00, 03/02/2021)

I. EPIDEMIC SITUATION

1. In Vietnam

- Total: 1.891 cases / 46 provinces and cities, in which:

+ Recovered and discharged: 1.460 cases.

+ Under treatment: 396 cases.

+ 35 deaths.

Number of new COVID-19 infections in the community from 27/01/2021 to 14h00, 03/02/2021 is 310, of which, Hai Duong: 226, Quang Ninh: 38, Hanoi: 21, Gia Lai: 13, Hai Phong: 01, Bac Ninh: 03, Hoa Binh: 02, Ho Chi Minh City: 01, Binh Duong: 04, Bac Giang: 01.

2. In Binh Thuan province

Up to now, Binh Thuan province has gone through 327 consecutive days without any case of COVID-19 infection.

Currently, there are 05 cases isolated at the isolation facilities, including:

• 04 cases at the centralized isolation facilities (Ham Tan: 03, La Gi: 01).
• 01 case at the Southern Regional Generral Hospital.

There are 178 cases isolated at homes, with stable health.

II. DEPLOYMENT OF DISEASE PREVENTION IN BINH THUAN

1. Deployment results from 16h00, 01/02/2021 to now:

1.1. Directions of Central Government, Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People’s Committee, Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

1.2. Professional works

- Number of sample taken/tested from 16:00, 02/02/2021 to 16:00, 03/02/2021 is 90/101 (accumulated 365/376 samples).

Negative test results: 90 samples (accumulated 365 samples), awaiting result: 11 samples.

- Number of citizens return to Binh Thuan from 16h00 on 02/02//2021 to 16h00 on 03/02/2021: 70 cases.

Number of sample tested 59 / number of sample taken 70 (accumulated 172 / 138 samples)

+ from Binh Duong: 50 cases, 42 tested / 50 samples.

+ from Quảng Ninh, Hai Duong: 13 cases, 10 tested / 13 samples.

+ from other provinces: 07 cases / 07 samples.

2. Propaganda works

- Continuing to propagate the situation of acute respiratory infections caused by Covid-19 in the entire province on website of the Department of Health, Binh Thuan Health information page, Newspapers, Provincial Radio and Television Station.

- Coordinating with the Provincial Public Security Department continuously to monitor the information on social networks to promptly rectify and handle any case of inaccuracy, false or untrue information on the epidemic.

- Binh Thuan Radio – Television Station updated, broadcasted 02 reports and 06 articles on COVID-19 prevention and control in afternoon and evening news on both television and radio channels, in particular: updates on COVID-19 in 03/02/2021; priority given to ensure people’s health (reflecting the provincial online meeting on prevention of the epidemic); deployment of Dispatchs no 446/UBND-KGVXNV dated 02/02/2021 of the Provincial People’s Committee on continuing to implement the urgent measures for COVID-19 prevention and control; Tourism facilities to actively prevent and control the epidemic; New directions of the Chairman of Binh Thuan PPC on COVID-19 prevention and control on the morning of 03/2; the industrial zones to deploy COVID-19 prevention and control; TV report on wearing masks in public places; TV report on honest declaration for the safety TET holiday.

3. Deployment results of epidemic prevention by departments, agencies, localities and the management of tourists in Binh Thuan

- Conducting the Dispatch no 400/UBND-KGVXNV dated 29/01/2021 of the Provincial People’s Committee on the deployment of urgent measures on COVID-19 prevention and control.

- Strengthening the communication, and monitoring health at home, conducting medical declaration for cases coming back home from abroad and epidemic areas, especially Hai Duong and Quang Ninh in order to have timely solutions to avoid spreading the epidemic to the community.

III. WORKS TO BE CONTINUATED IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EPIDEMIC

1. Continuing to implement the guiding documents of the Central Government, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People’s Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

2. Implementing the Announcement no 22/TB-VPCP dated 30/01/2021 of the Government Office on the conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Standing Government’s meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control; Directive no 05/CT-TTg dated 28/01/2021 of the Prime Minister on several urgent measures for COVID-19 prevention and control; Telegram no 95/CD-BYT dated 28/01/2021 of the Ministry of Health on investigation and handling of the COVID-19 outbreaks in the provinces and cities; Telegram no 97/CD-BYT dated 29/01/2021 of the Ministry of Health on strengthening drastically the measures on COVID-19 prevention in medical examination and treatment establishments; Dispatch no 400/UBND-KGVXNV dated 29/01/2021 of the Provincial People’s Committee on the deployment of urgent measures on COVID-19 prevention.

3. Reviewing, tracing, managing and isolating cases of travelling to and from places with high risk of infection (especially from the northern provinces, such as Quang Ninh and Hai Duong) as guided by the National Steering Committee and the Ministry of Health; taking samples for early detection of infection cases to avoid spreading the disease out to the community, and requesting all of these cases to immediately conduct the medical declaration for monitoring and updating health status.

4. Strengthening the supervision and management of the concentrated isolation zones.

5. Strengthening the implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures in the treatment facilities. Strengthening the monitorization of cases with respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, difficul breathing, ... to detect early cases of infection that can enter the hospital from the community.

6. Strengthening the communication and guidance for the community to understand and comply with the recommendations from the health authorities; strictly implementing the preventive measures as 5K message (mask – disinfection – distance – not gather – health declaration); Applicating the information technology in investigating, tracing and managing COVID-19 infection chain.

7. Monitoring closely the epidemic situation to proactively advice the Provincial People’s Committee to handle any arising situation.

8. Maintaing the medical examination at the train stations and bus stations in the province./.

                                              DEPUTY HEAD OF COMMITTEE

                                                                    //Signed//

                                    DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                                                             Nguyen Quoc Viet