​Preparing fully manpower and facilities

Accordingly, each public hospital, district Medical Center shall arrange from 01 to 02 mobile emergency Teams, ready to assist in handling emergency situations at polling stations; arrange medical staff on duty 24/24, fully prepare drugs, chemicals, intravenous fluids, etc. to ensure the effective reception, examination, collection and accommodation and treatment of cases who come for medical examination and hospitalization

Health Stations assign from 01 to 02 Medical teams are responsible for monitoring, receiving and handling cases with epidemiological factors, suspected infection, health incidents of deputies, officials and people on election day.

At each polling station, 01 medical team shall be arranged, including at least 01 medical staff or 01 health worker in the hamlet or quarter responsible for monitoring, first aid treatment, health declaration, measuring body temperature for deputies, officials and people. Performing sterilization, disinfection as prescribed in all the polling stations before conducting the election.

At the same time, preparing and arranging adequate means of pandemic prevention and control such as: Thermometer (at least 02 ones/polling station), masks, splash shields, gloves, protective suits, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, health declarations, etc.

Election plan when there is no Covid-19 pandemic in the province

Voters participating in the election must strictly follow the 5K recommendation of the Ministry of Health, voters are instructed to keep a distance of at least 1m, limit contacting and gathering in large groups at the polling stations. Complying with the personal protection measures and the Election Group's instructions on Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control; Promptly notifying the Election Group if there are symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

Applying health declaration at the polling station by health declaration form for people with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath; people coming to and returning to Binh Duong from other provinces during the period from May 02, 2021 until the election day. Election officials who come into direct contact with voters must wear masks, splash shields and regularly disinfect hands. Medical staffs are in charge of providing health guidance and receiving health declarations for the subjects as prescribed. Inspecting environmental sanitation, spraying disinfectant to prevent and control the pandemic of polling stations.

At the entrance gate, when checking body temperature, receiving health declarations, if people are found showing signs of fever, cough, shortness of breath, have epidemiological factors, they must be directed to a separate voting booth. Voters and election guidance officials should self-monitor their health for 14 days, when having symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath, immediately notifying health authorities.

In the event that a suspected case of Covid-19 is detected, instructing voters to conduct the election in a separate polling booth. After voting, temporarily quarantining people suspected of having SARS-CoV-2 infection in a separate area. Members of the Election Group notify and coordinate with the medical team on duty of Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control to bring voters with signs of suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection to the treatment facility, immediately carrying out disinfection spraying of the entire election station and the family of the person suspected of infection; tracing close contacts; localizing medical quarantine where the voter suspected of infection resides.

Broadcasting, announcing or sending information on the official list of candidates for voters under medical quarantine at home has enough information to select candidates to be the deputies of the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels. Preparing an extra ballot box (mobile ballot box), going to the house for people who are under quarantine at home to vote (coordinating with the Covid-19 Community Group to conduct voting and supervise people under quarantine at home).

For voters in the quarantine areas, conducting election in turn from room to room, and absolutely no contact between voters of different rooms. Immediately after voting, they must return to their rooms.

To organize the election in the situation that many patients are being treated for Covid-19 at Binh Duong General Hospital, the personnel added or replaced as members of the Election Group are the medical staff on duty in the Covid-19 treatment areas, Binh Duong Provincial General Hospital.

Election plan when a Covid-19 pandemic occurs in the province

To organize the election in the event that the polling station implements social distancing, in addition to complying with the requirements and instructions of the Ministry of Health, it is necessary to keep a distance of 2m between attendees; through the Covid-19 Community Group, arranging for voters to go to the polling station to vote at a certain time, and performing remote ramification; sampling and testing for SARS-CoV-2 after voting for voters with close contact if there is a suspected or infected case of Covid-19 in the polling station. Sampling and testing for SARS-CoV-2 after performing election duties for members of the Election Group, etc. Instructing people in charge of election and voters to self-monitor their health for 14 days, when showing signs of fever, cough, shortness of breath, immediately notifying the health authorities, etc.

In the event that voters are unable to vote at the polling station as prescribed, the Election Group will bring an extra ballot box to the voters' residence place and it is necessary to take measures to prevent and control Covid-19 infection and minimize close contact with voters.

In the case of implementing social distancing (lockdown), in addition to fulfilling the same requirements as in the case of implementing social distancing, the Election Group will apply specific situations when a lockdown of a small-scale residential area or a lockdown of a quarter, hamlet, commune or district occurs.

Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang