Long An to be more 'sturdy' in the face of COVID-19 pandemic

Long An Provincial authority seriously, fully and effectively continues to implement epidemic prevention and control measures under the guidelines of the Central Government. (Source: Long An Newspaper)

Quickly response and timely measures

Being located in a very special position, with many districts bordering Ho Chi Minh City, and a district along the border with Cambodia, the pandemic control requires special epidemic prevention loads. Long An provincial authority has strictly controlled the border by means of 3 layers, including 36 checkpoints coordinated by border guards, police and local army; organization of mobile patrol squads along the border while the local forces operated inside the province to control the traffic, vehicles and goods crossing the border, so there were no cases of infection from the border to the inland.

Sharing the experience of epidemic prevention and control in the province, Mr. Nguyen Van Ut, the Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee, said that since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial authority has always been initiatively on the move, one step ahead, synchronously coordinated in the control of the pandemic.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to show signs of a strong outbreak, Long An provincial authority quickly implemented the development of Plan No. 2727/KH-SCH dated August 19, 2021 in just one night in compliance with the Directive No. 16/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister at a higher level.

In addition, in response to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the province has promoted the role of the armed forces in all tasks. The Provincial Department of Health actively coordinated training on rapid testing for officers and soldiers of the armed forces in order to increase the epidemic screening and control forces in the area.

With the motto "no one shall be left behind", the provincial armed forces have promoted the mass mobilization with many suitable and meaningful models such as: "zero-dong trade fair", "zero-dong freight”, "rice supply hotline", "Alms Rice Jar” as contributions to the efforts of the people overcoming the pandemic.

Flexible adaptation

Currently, Long An has reopened commercial centers, supermarkets, accommodation services, restaurants, hotels, even for on-site service at some facilities, where clients were mandated to ensure the "5K" rules (wearing mask, hand disinfection, safe distancing, social distancing, and medical registration) and conditions for epidemic prevention and control.

In order to maintain the achievements of epidemic prevention and control, and further improve the effectiveness of Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control, Long An provincial authority continues to strictly, fully and effectively implement the drastic measures. epidemic prevention and control under the direction of the Central Committee and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, especially the Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021, issued by the Government with temporary provisions for safe, flexible adaptation in effective control of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Accordingly, the province continues to organize the forces for 24/7 combat readiness in command office at all levels, ensuring "3 readiness" at the commune level; and to mobilize the entire political system to concentrate the resources on pandemic prevention and control.

A driver is completing his medical declaration at the checkpoint in Hoa Phu commune, Chau Thanh district, Long An province. (Source: VNA)

The Commander-in-Chief at the Provincial Command Office to Combat COVID-19, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Van Ut said that in the coming time, the province would focus on well implementing three pillars: the narrowest possible quarantine, with targeted objectives, specific time schedule, strict isolation (priority should be given to home-based care if eligible or otherwise patients are moved to concentrated isolation); the fastest test faster than the speed of the virus's spread; effective treatment, timely treatment, remote treatment, minimizing the severe complications and deaths.

At the same time, the provincial authority also pays attention to coordinate and support the businesses to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, restore production and business; promote information dissemination, raise community awareness, continue to implement 5K; encourage people to make truthful medical declarations, to strictly comply with regulations on epidemic prevention and control, take vaccine jabs and tests; only to participate in mass gathering activities when it is absolutely necessary or obligatory.

In particular, Long An is accelerating the progress of vaccination against COVID-19. Currently, the proportion of people receiving full vaccine jabs is still low compared to the number of vaccine doses allocated to the province (as of December 15, about 161,105 doses have not been injected), especially people aged 12 to 17 years old a n people over 18 years old with underlying medical conditions.

In order to ensure that vaccination in the province is implemented promptly, effectively and safely, the Provincial People's Committee requested to speed up the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in the province.

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