Binh Thuan, February 21, 2021

QUICK REPORT

on COVID-19 situation 2021

(from 16h00, 20/02/2021 to 16h00, 21/02/2021)

I. EPIDEMIC SITUATION

1. Vietnam

- Total: 2.368 cases / 49 provinces and cities, in which:

+ Recovered and discharged: 1.627 cases.

+ Under treatment: 706 cases.

+ 35 deaths.

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, as of 14h00 on 21/02/2021 Vietnam has 1.469 domestic infected cases of COVID-19, in which, new infections in the community since 27/01 are 776 cases. (Hai Duong: 596, Quang Ninh: 60, Hanoi: 35, Gia Lai: 27, Hai Phong: 01, Bac Ninh: 05, Hoa Binh: 02, Ho Chi Minh City: 36, Binh Duong: 06, Bac Giang: 02, Dien Bien: 03, Ha Giang: 01, Hung Yen: 02).

2. Binh Thuan province

Up to now, Binh Thuan province has gone through 345 consecutive days without any case of COVID-19 infection.

Currently, there are 38 cases isolated at the isolation facilities, including:

• 33 cases at the centralized isolation facilities (Tuy Phong: 05, La Gi: 11, Ham Tan: 03, Tanh Linh: 01, Ham Thuan Bac: 03, Phan Thiet: 09, Ham Thuan Nam: 01).
• 02 cases at Tanh Linh Medical Center.
• 03 cases at the Provincial General Hospital

10 cases have passed at home isolation time (accumulated 679 cases), 884 cases under health supervision and monitoring at home with stable health.

II. DEPLOYMENT OF DISEASE PREVENTION IN BINH THUAN

1. Deployment results from 16h00, 20/02/2021 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 from 16:00, 20/02/2021 to 16:00, 21/02/2021 is 72, accumulated 2.908 samples.

- Number of sample tested from 16:00, 20/02/2021 to 16:00, 21/02/2021 is 222, with negative results (including those cases come from Hai Duong). Accumulation for tested samples: 2.784 with negative results.

- Number of citizens returned to Binh Thuan from 16h00 on 20/02/2021 to 16h00 on 21/02/2021, which are sampled and monitored: 22 (accumulated 1.433601 cases), with 19 negative results and 03 awaiting for results, in particular:

+ from Ho Chi Minh: 21 cases, 19 tested / 21 samples.

+ from Hanoi: 01 cases, 0 tested / 01 samples.

- Number of civil servants, cadres, employees and experts that travelling to 13 provinces and cities reported as epidemic outbreaks within 14 days from 02/02/2021 that must conduct the supervision and sampling according to Dispatch no 557/UBND-KGVXNV dated 16/02/2021 of the PPC from 16h00, 20/02/2021 to 16h00, 21/02/2021: 13 cases (accumulated 253 cases) with 185 negative results, and 68 awaiting test results.

- For the medical examination at bus stations, train station (from 14h00 on 20/02/2021 to 14h00 on 21/02/2021):

+ Bus stations: vehicle counts: 134 times,

+ Train station: train counts: 22 times,

+ Total people being checked and supervised: 671 (accumulated: 23.466), all cases have stable health.

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.

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

- Conducting the Dispatch no 91/CV-TU dated 09/02/2021 of Binh Thuan Party Committee on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control in the new situation; 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; Dispatch no 446/UBND-KGVXNV dated 02/02/2021 of the PPC on continuing to implement the urgent COVID-19 prevention and control measures, Dispatch no 594/UBND-KGVXNV dated 19/02/2021 of the PPC on strengthening the supervision of people coming to Binh Thuan from those provinces associated to the epidemic and Dispatch no 501/CV-BCD dated 17/02/2021 of the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on updating the list of localities involving COVID-19 for applying the epidemic prevention measures

- Strengthening the communication, and monitoring health at home, conducting medical declaration for cases coming back home from abroad and epidemic areas, especially Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Binh Duong, Gia Lai, and Ho Chi Minh city 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 guidance of the Central Government, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People’s Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, of which: Directive no 05/CT-TTg dated 28/01/2021 of the Prime Minister on several urgent measures for COVID-19 prevention and control; Announcement no 26/TB-VPCP dated 08/02/2021 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; 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; Dispatch no 91/CV-TU dated 09/02/2021 of Binh Thuan Party Committee on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control in the new situation; 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; Dispatch no 446/UBND-KGVXNV dated 02/02/2021 of the PPC on continuing to implement the urgent COVID-19 prevention and control measures, Dispatch no 523/UBND-KGVXNV dated 08/02/2021; Dispatch no 594/UBND-KGVXNV dated 19/02/2021 of the PPC on strengthening the supervision of people coming to Binh Thuan from those provinces associated to the epidemic and Dispatch no 501/CV-BCD dated 17/02/2021 of the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on updating the list of localities involving COVID-19 for applying the epidemic prevention measures.

2. Urgently reviewing, tracing, managing and isolating cases of travelling to and from places with high risk of infection (according to the list attached to the Dispatch no 501/CV-BCD dated 17/02/2021 of the Provincial Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on updating the list of localities involving COVID-19 for applying the epidemic prevention measures); taking samples for early detection of infection cases to avoid spreading the disease out to the community.

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

4. Strengthening the implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures in the treatment facilities; 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); Applying the information technology in investigating, tracing and managing COVID-19 infection chain.

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

6. The agencies and localities continue to prepare urgently the lists of civil servants, cadres, employees and experts that travelling to 13 provinces and cities reported as epidemic outbreaks within 14 days from 02/02/2021 that must conduct the medical declaration. Submitting those lists to the Medical Center of the areas for monitoring and sampling. The departments of the province particularly report the lists to the Provincial Center for Disease Control for monitoring and sampling.

7. Maintaining the medical examination at the train stations and bus stations in the province; preparing the quarantine plans (ready in case of large number of F1 in the community) and plans for zoning, isolating at the localities./.

                                              DEPUTY HEAD OF COMMITTEE

                                                                    //Signed//

                                     DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                                                             Nguyen Quoc Viet