Every day 2-3 cases suspected MERS to visit the Tropical Hospital

The Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases receives every day 2-3 patients who suspect that MERS comes to the clinic, but have not recorded any cases.

Tropical Hospital receives 2 - 3 patients suspected of MERS examination

On the morning of June 18, before the situation of MERS-CoV epidemic in Korea continued to increase, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien closely monitored the epidemic prevention at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases said he asked patients to come to the clinic to wear masks . The hospital also arranged 2 separate rooms outside the examination area to receive suspicious cases. If you need to watch, go to the next stairway to the isolation area on the second floor.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien checked the prevention of MERS-CoV epidemic at the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases.(Photo: N.Phuong.)

Currently the hospital receives 2-3 suspected cases every day, mainly from Korea . Most people have a sense when the fever comes from the epidemic area, they come to see themselves and ask to be isolated. Half of the fever suspected of being negative for MERS but positive for the flu. Hospital 2 facility in Dong Anh was also in operation, there were 4 suspected cases of isolation and the hospital organized the car to the facility. 1. The hospital also prepared medicines, including gamma globulin - disease causing immunodeficiency; Treatment options like the Korean side.

Professor Ngo Quy Chau, Deputy Director of Bach Mai Hospital said that he had trained and reminded all staff in the hospital to increase the reserve including masks and antiseptic. Cases of suspected MERS will be referred to Tropical Diseases Hospital . In the situation of increased number of cases, the hospital is ready to welcome patients. The Department of Infectious Diseases is the first place to receive, severe cases will recover positive, antitoxin; epidemics spread, other departments will also be released.

According to the report of the Hanoi People's Committee, since June 1, the city has organized 988 flights with nearly 130,000 passengers from countries with epidemics. District health centers assign health workers to know where to enter the country from the MERS affected area.

Mr. Nguyen Khac Hien, Director of Hanoi Department of Health said that medical centers have organized the monitoring of the health status of more than 2,000 cases of passengers coming from epidemic countries, 4 cases by monitoring. cough and fever have been isolated from treatment at Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases. On the other hand, the city organized training on knowledge for 65 mobile epidemic prevention teams; training for hospitals to be ready to receive patients if any . However, some hospitals such as North Thang Long Hospital , infectious diseases have not yet met the criteria to be able to isolate and treat patients.

The clinic specializes in receiving cases of suspected MERS fever.(Photo: N.Phuong.)

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long highly appreciated the prevention of MERS in Hanoi. The Vice Minister noted that the city is isolated from suspicious cases and if patients are more strict, there is a more specific plan from family and community isolation to health facilities, even needed. can also use the apartment complex to isolate patients.

According to Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, the cause of widespread epidemics in South Korea according to experts of the World Health Organization is the lack of awareness of health workers, communities and infectious status in hospitals. . From the first case, the disease spread to health workers, family members and other patients in the hospital, so far Korea has 21 deaths. Therefore, the important goal is to fight infection.

'Tropical Diseases Hospital is the main treatment place, if there is a case, it is immediately transferred to a two-way isolation facility, medical equipment and doctors from here can not go to establishment 1 to avoid spreading. Do not transfer patients to Bach Mai Hospital because there are many patients and family members here , 'Minister Tien said.

The Minister said that Hanoi has a lot of Koreans staying and working. Therefore, coordinated communication is very important. Measures to prevent coordinated outbreaks from border gates and communities (houses) and medical facilities must be implemented to prevent epidemics immediately if they enter Vietnam.The SARS epidemic of previous years is an example, the first person who brought germs from abroad and spreads in a hospital. Therefore, the isolation in the hospital is also very important. Measles outbreak in early 2014 is a lesson, the organization of bad isolation has led to cross-contamination.

The World Health Organization has not recommended restricting tourism, but the Minister advised people to limit travel to the epidemic-hit region like the Middle East and South Korea.