Binh Thuan, September 06, 2020

QUICK REPORT

on COVID-19 situation

(updated to 16h00, 06/9/2020)

I. COVID-19 SITUATION

According to the report of the Infectious Disease Monitoring System of Ministry of Health, up to 14:00, 06/9/2020, current COVID-19 situation is as follows:

1. In the world

- Total: 27.070.118 cases; 883.782 deaths.

- Countries with high morbidity and mortality rates:

+ USA: 6.431.160 cases, 192.820 deaths;

+ Brazil: 4.123.000 cases, 126.230 deaths;

+ India: 4.114.773 cases, 70.704 deaths;

+ Russia: 1.020.310 cases, 17.759 deaths;

+ Peru: 683.702 cases, 29.687 deaths;  

- 215 countries, territories have reported confirmed cases of infection.

2. In Vietnam

- Total: 1049 cases / 40 provinces, cities, in which:

+ Recovered and discharged: 815 cases.

+ Under treatment: 199 cases.

+ 35 deaths.

3. In Binh Thuan province

Up to now, Binh Thuan province has been recorded for 177 consecutive days without any case of COVID-19 infection.

Currently, the number of cases under centralized quarantine at the medical and centralized isolation facilities is 08 cases, all them are in stable health. In which:

- Medical facilities: 03 cases (Tuy Phong Medical Center).

- Centralized isolation facilities: 05 cases

+ Ham Thuan Nam Center for Continuing – Vocational Education: 01 case.

+ Military Command of Duc Binh commune, Tanh Linh district: 02 cases.

+ LaGi centralized isolation zone no 2 (Tan Hai General Clinic): 02 cases.

II. DEPLOYMENT OF DISEASE PREVENTION IN BINH THUAN

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

2. Deployment results from 16:00, 05/9/2020 to now

2.1. Steering works

2.2. Professional works

- There is no test sample taken in the day, accumulated 1.115 samples with negative results.

- Number of people from those provinces and cities recorded infections according to the Ministry of Health to Binh Thuan province from 16:00, 05/9/2020 to 16:00, 06/9/2020 is 03 (accumulated 3.615 cases), and they are all closely monitored and supervised by the heal agencies, in which: 08 cases are quarantined at centralized isolation facilities, 399 cases are quarantined at homes. Currently, 3.208 cases have passed quarantine time.

2.3. 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.

- Binh Thuan Radio – Television Station broadcasted 02 propaganda on COVID-19 prevention in morning, afternoon, evening news on both radio and television channels, in particular:

+ Updates on Covid-19 situation on morning and afternoon of 06/9/2020;

+ the radio channel conducted 10 times of broadcast trailer, the television channel conducted 08 times of broadcast trailer to update timely the situation of COVID-19 prevention and control; information on basic knowledge of epidemic prevention, preventive healthcare; recommendation on the installation of Bluezone application for fast tracking of at-risk cases.

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

- Websites of Binh Thuan Propaganda, Binh Thuan Hometown, Binh Thuan Blue Sea, Binh Thuan Information, Youth Union of provincial agencies and enterprises, and other individual facebooks: propaganda on guiding Bluezone application installation.

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

2.4.1. Departments and agencies

- By reviewing the data from the provincial Immigration Department and the tourist accommodation establishments, as of 10:18, 09/9/2020, Binh Thuan received about 5.180 guests (increases 1.805 guests compared to 05/9/2020), including: about 4.455 domestic visitors, 725 international visitors such as Russia: 153, Germany: 20, France: 33, USA: 78, Ukraine: 14, UK: 22.  

- Continuing to review and conduct medical declarations for civil servants, public employees, employees and their families and relatives who have contacted or returned from epidemic areas; and for cases of going back from epidemic areas have made local medical declarations and passed quarantine time in accordance with instructions and regulations.

2.4.2. People’s Committee of districts, towns and cities

- Continue to direct units and localities to strengthen the communication, and monitoring health at home, conducting medical declaration for cases coming back home from abroad and epidemic areas in order to have timely solutions to avoid spreading the epidemic to the community.

- Continue to direct functional units to strengthen the inspection and examination to prohibit speculation and accumulation of essential goods, medical supplies, strictly handle the speculation, goods hoarding, price increases, causing market instability in accordance with the laws.

III. IDENTIFICATION OF EPIDEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMING TIME

Over 177 days, Binh Thuan province has had no new case (from March 12 to now). However, the epidemic development is still very complicated. Currently, Vietnam has total 1.049 cases of COVID-19 infection, there are many cases of infection in the community with 35 deaths. Therefore, it is required that we are absolutely not being subjective, neglected, out of guard, and always ready at the highest level, especially for the forces directly engaged in epidemic prevention and control.  

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

- Implement strictly Announcement no 313/TB-VPCP dated 29/8/2020 of the Government Office on the Conclusion of Prime Minister - Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Standing meeting of the Government on COVID-19 prevention and control.

- Implement seriously the Announcement No. 1067/TB-VPTU dated 28/7/2020 of the Provincial Party Committee Office on the Conclusion of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on urgent direction of measures for COVID-19 prevention and control; Official Dispatch No. 1810-CV/TU dated 30/7/2020 of Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee on strengthening leadership in Covid-19 prevention and control, and Official Dispatch No. 2983/UBND-KGVXNV dated 07/8/2020 of the Provincial People's Committee on continuing to strengthen measures for COVID-19 prevention and control in the new situation.

- Reviewing and listing of all cases in the area that have ever traveled to Da Nang city and other provinces with epidemic outbreaks to screen and verify at-risk cases for organizing appropriate medical isolation according to the guidance of the National Steering Committee and the Ministry of Health; taking samples for early detection of infected cases to avoid spreading the disease to the community and request all of these cases to conduct immediately the medical declaration for monitoring and updating of health status.

- Focusing on immigration settlement for foreign experts come to work in Binh Thuan province, implementing well the centralized quarantine plan in accordance with the guidance of the Ministry of Health to ensure safety for COVID-19 prevention and control.

                                              DEPUTY HEAD OF COMMITTEE

                                                                    //Signed//

                                    DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                                                             Nguyen Quoc Viet