Ready to prevent influenza A / H1N1 phase 3

Ho Chi Minh City has discovered over 350 cases of influenza A / H1N1 infection and the first influenza outbreak in the community (at Ngo Thoi Nhiem Private High School, P. Phuoc Long A, District 9) has spread very quickly with 61 students and teachers got sick.

Only yesterday 21-7, in Ho Chi Minh City, there were three meetings and tests on the situation of A / H1N1 flu, while in Dong Nai and Lam Dong, there were new developments from the outbreak in Ngo Thoi Nhiem School. .

Staff of Preventive Medicine Center investigates epidemiology at Ngo Thoi Nhiem High School (District 9, Ho Chi Minh City) on the morning of July 21 (Photo: L.TH.H)

And pathogens, not opening

On the morning of July 21, the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Le Hoang Quan and the City Department of Health continued to come to Ngo Thoi Nhiem High School to check and direct the prevention of A / H1N1 flu at this school. Ms. Pham Thi Thuy Vinh - the principal of the school - said the school organized three areas to isolate and monitor treatment. At the school, there are still 53 students being isolated and monitored.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Chau - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, this is a case of very large cases of cases occurring in boarding schools, so the condition spreads violently. This case comes from a case in Dong Nai on July 15. Currently the field hospital is treating 8 positive cases and 5 cases of fever, no test results yet. Every day the number of students with fever is increasing.

The Department of Health has compiled a list of all students and risk classification: close, moderate and far-reaching exposure to an appropriate epidemiological surveillance solution. The list of students in the local schools was transferred to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City for this institute to direct the health system in the provinces to supervise other children. Particularly the list of 242 students in Ho Chi Minh City is also sent to 24 district preventive health centers for daily health monitoring.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Le Hoang Quan commented that the situation of the development is very complicated, he requested to " focus on preventing epidemics, not letting death happen ". On the side of Ngo Thoi Nhiem School, Mr. Quan proposed to have a letter informing all parents of students to actively self-isolate and actively prevent disease. When the situation is stable, there are no germs at the school, the new school year will be opened. Before enrolling, students must have a medical examination certificate (whether sick or not), the cost of health care must be covered.

Staff of HCMC Preventive Medicine Center get nasal secretions and throat for testing for students. Ngo Thoi Nhiem High School (District 9, Ho Chi Minh City) is being quarantined at school on the morning of July 21 ( Photo: L.TH.H)

In the afternoon of July 21, exchanging with Tuoi Tre, Mr. Cao Trong Nguong - director of Dong Nai Preventive Health Center - said that Dong Nai has only 9 cases positive for influenza A / H1N1 virus, of which 8 In the case of being infected in the village of Viet Kieu, they are being monitored at Xuan Loc General Hospital and the other case is Nguyen Quoc Tao (student of Ngo Thoi Nhiem School, Ho Chi Minh City) watching at Dong General Hospital. Deer.

According to Mr. Nguong, on July 21, the health agency supervised four students at Ngo Thoi Nhiem School with a permanent address in Long Duc hamlet, Tam Phuoc commune, Long Thanh district. Currently, only Ngo Si Dat students have respiratory tract strep throat, so health workers have taken samples for analysis. Mr. Nguong also noted that Dong Nai now has four outbreaks, 40 cases positive for influenza A / H1N1 virus, Viet Kieu hamlet alone has 23 cases.

Meanwhile, the information from Lam Dong Department of Health revealed the test results from samples of three students in Lam Dong studying at Ngo Thoi Nhiem School (Ho Chi Minh City) who were on vacation in the locality. test for patients positive for influenza A / H1N1. This province has 50 students studying at Ngo Thoi Nhiem School.

Prepare to respond when moving to stage 3

On the afternoon of July 21, reported at the meeting with the steering committee for influenza A / H1N1 prevention in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Nguyen Van Chau said that HCM City has discovered 351 positive cases for influenza A / H1N1. It is forecasted that the ability to spread the epidemic in the community is very high, the number of cases will increase very quickly from two beams of cases in Dong Nai and Ngo Thoi Nhiem School. When the epidemic has spread to the community, the infected people will be wider so the likelihood of death is also higher.

It is noteworthy that the risk of epidemics may spread to many schools, companies, enterprises, agencies, especially poor labor areas, and workers' accommodation areas will spread the disease due to circumstances. There has been an additional student of RMIT University (HCMC) capable of positive for influenza A / H1N1 so the risk of spreading the epidemic in schools will occur.

Mr. Chau also said that in the afternoon of the same day, the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Training had an emergency meeting and information, organized training courses for education bureaus about the situation of A / H1N1 influenza for knowledge and guidance. , supervising students to protect their health. The Department of Health recommends that before the new school year, 100% of schools must disinfect the whole school and disinfect them periodically every week. The two departments will also have joint agreements on this work.

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee - instructed the health sector, districts and departments to be alert and urgent in preventing epidemics, not letting people be too confused and Nor will people lose their guard.

Mr. Tai said that although the epidemic is in phase 2 (spreading rapidly in the community), Ho Chi Minh City and the health sector must prepare mentally and positively when moving to stage 3 (more dangerous because of many deaths). . He asked the Department of Health to have a detailed plan to prepare for the transition to phase 3. The plan must ' split ' the case to monitor and treat at home; In any case, go to the commune, district, city and city health facilities and in order to move the stage, there will be active and effective coping measures to cope with the prolonged epidemic.

On July 21, Vietnam recorded 35 more cases positive for influenza A / H1N1. So far, Vietnam has recorded 443 cases of positive influenza A / H1N1. Ministry of Health assesses the situation of A / H1N1 flu in Vietnam is in phase 2A.

Flu outbreaks are at risk of a major outbreak in the winter

Virus A / H1N1 flu spread quickly in the community, next time is the time for students and students to start school in the new school year, which is a condition of virus spread, outbreaks into epidemics at agencies, schools and communities. Yesterday 21 July, Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan signed the above documents to report to the Government on the situation of influenza A / H1N1. Accordingly, the Ministry of Health identified the influenza A / H1N1 epidemic as a major outbreak in this winter due to favorable weather for virus development. In Vietnam, many cases of patients have no symptoms of the disease, leading to the risk of spreading in the community due to not being isolated.

On the same day, the Ministry of Health sent a document to the provinces, proposing to strengthen surveillance and early detection of cases, especially at agencies, schools and communities, to thoroughly handle outbreaks. avoid spreading. The Ministry of Health also asked the Department of Health to organize a 24 / 24g rotational mobile team. The Department of Education and Training in collaboration with the Steering Committee for epidemic prevention, instructing teachers, students and students to prevent and control epidemics and closing schools when necessary to avoid spreading. When there is a movement of the Steering Committee for epidemic control, students and students can be mobilized to participate in the epidemic prevention and control.

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Implement emergency measures in educational institutions

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued an action plan to prevent pandemic influenza A / H1N1 in educational institutions. This is also a measure to control, detect, timely and thoroughly handle, limit the incidence and mortality rate, contributing to minimize the harmful effects when influenza A / H1N1 outbreak occurs in educational institutions. sex.

Under this plan, school health steering committees will be established, consolidated before August 15. Steering committees at all levels include: the steering committee of the Ministry of Education and Training; steering committee of the Department of Education and Training; the steering committee of academia, universities, colleges and professional secondary schools is responsible for directing the care, health protection, disease prevention in educational institutions, including pandemic influenza A / H1N1. Coordinate with the steering committee for prevention of A / H1N1 flu of provinces, cities, health departments and local agencies to implement emergency measures to prevent and fight against influenza A / H1N1 in educational institutions. in the management area.

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Dong Nai: temporarily closed a kindergarten

Tuoi Tre reporter has returned to the outbreak at Viet Kieu hamlet (Xuan Hiep commune, Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai, where there are 23 positive cases) noted that the people here still live normally, but when going to the street often wear gauze mask.

At Suoi Cat Kindergarten, Ms. Le Thi My Linh - Principal - said that after discovering that Vu Minh Nhat was studying at the school, she was infected from her sister, the school combined with a specialized agency to take her to Da Hospital. Xuan Loc district department to isolate and monitor treatment. Currently, the cases of quarantine have not detected any abnormal signs, but to ensure the safety of the school, the District People's Committee has requested temporary closure of Suoi Cat Kindergarten from July 20 to 25, 2009. Mr. Vo Hung Cuong, director of Xuan Loc General Hospital, said that the health of Vu Minh Nhat is now stable and doctors are continuing to monitor. Japanese father Vu Van Mien had a fever, took samples and was waiting for the results.

Ha Mi