As reported of the Department of Health, in the past 7 days (from January 17, 2022 to January 23, 2022), the province had 408 new cases through RT-PCR test (down 2.4% from last week); an average of 58 cases per day; 4,714 cases of recovery, discharge, completion of quarantine (including rapid test cases), an average of 673 cases of recovery, discharge, and completion of quarantine per day.
Binh Duong recorded 01 case of entry infected with Omicron variant (according to the response results on the afternoon of January 22, 2022 of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City). Specifically, the patient is female, born in 1990, Vietnamese nationality. On January 09, 2022, she entered from Canada to Tan Son Nhat airport, on flight VN09, seat number 27A. Immediately after arriving at the airport, this case was quarantined in Quarter 5, Chanh Nghia Ward, Thu Dau Mot City. On January 11, 2022, the Health branch took a RT-PCR test sample giving positive result and transferred her to Thanh Le Treatment Area, Thu Dau Mot City. On January 19, 2022, this case gave a negative PCR result for the second time, on January 20, 2022, she went home to quarantine and monitor her health until now. Since being found positive, the health of this case is normal, no cough, and no fever. According to the provincial Health branch, this is a case of Omicron variant infection from people entering the country, quarantined in advance, so it is not dangerous to the community.
During the week, 72 cases of F0 were detected in the community through RT-PCR test, an average of 10 cases/day; down 2.9% from last week. The province has deployed nearly 1 million 3rd doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Loc Ha gives a directing speech at the meeting
As reported by localities, the number of infections and deaths in the week continued to decrease deeply. To prepare for pandemic prevention and control before, during and after the Lunar New Year, localities promote the role of mobile medical stations, Covid-19 community groups, and focus on propagating the Omicron variant, developing plans and solutions for pandemic prevention and control, medical forces on duty 24/24 to promptly handle arising situations. At the same time, inspecting food hygiene and safety, ensuring adequate supply of food and foodstuffs during Tet, preparing steps so that after Tet, students will go to school directly, etc.
Concluding the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha said that in the coming time, the number of entry foreigners will increase, so there is a potential risk of pandemic outbreaks, all levels, branches and localities must not be subjective or neglect. The Health branch has a specific plan for prevention and control of Omicron variants, and the response method must be uniform throughout the province. Promoting the role of the Covid-19 community groups to closely monitor cases of entry, quarantine and treat at home, not to let F0 cases leave the house. At the same time, coordinating with the Provincial Center for Disease Control, based on the number of vaccines allocated by the Ministry of Health to the province after Tet, to develop an allocation plan right now so that after Tet, when there is a vaccine, the localities begin to deploy the injection, etc.
Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang