Quang Ninh successfully controls COVID-19 pandemic in one week
The northern province of Quang Ninh announced on February 8 that it was able to control the COVID-19 pandemic just in one week after it detected the first locally-transmitted infection on January 27, according to the provincial steering board for COVID-19 prevention and control.
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| Quang Ninh is the first locality to carry out mass testing for COVID-19. (Photo: Bao Nhan dan) |
To date, the province has logged 50 SARS-CoV-2 infections in Van Don, Cam Pha, Ha Long and Dong Trieu township which is adjacent to the country’s largest hotspot of Chi Linh city in Hai Duong province.
Right after Chi Linh city reported the first COVID-19 infections, Quang Ninh province activated prevention and control measures with a view to containing the virus spread. In the past week, the province conducted mass testing, zoned off infected areas and quarantined people with a high risk of infection, helping reduce economic losses as well as stabilise the lives of local residents.
It was the first locality to carry out mass testing for COVID-19 so as not to leave out any F1 cases and miss the travel history of F0 cases.
As of February 8, the province traced 109,000 people who had close contact with the confirmed cases, and carried out testing for 53,869 samples and at the same time, conducted mass testing for 40,891 samples in the community.
Particularly, the province has completed a map of safe zones to raise public awareness of safe and timely travel, as well as inform locals with travel history of confirmed cases, quarantine sites and medical facilities.
According to Director of the provincial Department of Information and Communications Le Ngoc Han, electronic medical declarations will be carried out from February 9 on the website www.khaibaoyte.quangninh.gov.vn. Besides, locals can use QR codes to check information and link to the Ministry of Health’s data.
To look up the COVID-19 situation within the locality, residents can access bandocovid.quangninh.gov.vn and covidmaps.quangninh.gov.vn.
In the coming time, Quang Ninh province will ease social distancing measures, while calling on officials and workers in the province not to leave the locality for the Tet holiday to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 spread, contributing to the safety of the whole community.
(Source: VNA)
