Binh Thuan, September 09, 2020

QUICK REPORT

on COVID-19 situation

(updated to 16h00, 09/9/2020)

I. COVID-19 SITUATION

According to the report of the Infectious Disease Monitoring System of Ministry of Health, up to 14:00, 09/9/2020, current COVID-19 situation is as follows:

1. In the world

- Total: 27.743.743 cases; 901.936 deaths.

- Countries with high morbidity and mortality rates:

+ USA: 6.514.376 cases, 194.037 deaths;

+ India: 4.370.128 cases, 73.923 deaths;

+ Brazil: 4.165.124 cases, 127.517 deaths;

+ Russia: 1.035.789 cases, 17.993 deaths;

+ Peru: 696.190 cases, 30.123 deaths;  

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

2. In Vietnam

- Total: 1054 cases / 40 provinces, cities, in which:

+ Recovered and discharged: 868 cases.

+ Under treatment: 151 cases.

+ 35 deaths.

3. In Binh Thuan province

Up to now, Binh Thuan province has been recorded for 180 consecutive days without any case of COVID-19 infection.

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

- 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.

- The centralized isolation facilities at buildings C5, C6 of Vinh Tan 1 Thermal Power Plant: 03 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, 08/9/2020 to now

2.1. Steering works

2.2. Professional works

- Number of test sample taken from 16:00, 08/9/2020 to 16:00, 09/9/2020 is 03 (accumulated 1.127 samples)

- Test sample taken in the day is 03 with negative results (accumulated 1.127 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, 08/9/2020 to 16:00, 09/9/2020 is 07 (accumulated 3.640 cases), and they are all closely monitored and supervised by the heal agencies, in which: 08 cases are quarantined at centralized isolation facilities, 361 cases are quarantined at homes. Currently, 3.271 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 3 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 09/9/2020; propagating the recommendation of the Ministry of Health on Covid-19 prevention and control in Cham language to the minority areas;

+ the radio channel conducted 10 times of broadcast trailer, the television channel conducted 08 times of broadcast trailer to propagate, mobilize, recommend the public servants, officials, employees and people raising their awareness, not be subjective and neglect, but fully and seriously comply with the recommendation of the Central Government, the Ministry of Health on the measures to prevent Covid-19.

 - 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.

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 08:54, 09/9/2020, Binh Thuan received about 1.835 guests (increases 45 guests compared to 08/9/2020), including: about 1.265 domestic visitors, 570 international visitors such as Russia: 149, Germany: 12, France: 16, USA: 36, Ukraine: 16, UK: 21.  

- 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 rising, causing market instability in accordance with the laws.

- Coordinating to monitor, conduct epidemiological investigation and health check 14 Chinese people working at BOT Vinh Tan 1 Thermal Power Plant (under Plan no. 3516/KH-CAT-PA08 of Binh Thuan Public Security Department). They all have normal health.

- At 8:00, 09/9/2020, SAN SHIN vessel (Panama) docked at Vinh Tan 4 Thermal Power Plant; there are 20 crew members (18 Chinese, 02 Burmese); The Border Guard Unit is coordinating to stop them going ashore.

III. IDENTIFICATION OF EPIDEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMING TIME

Over 180 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 1.054 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; Official Dispatch No. 3392/UBND-KGVXNV dated 07/9/2020 of the Provincial People's Committee on continuing to conduct the measures on 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