According to the report, up to now, Binh Duong has not recorded any positive case for Covid-19. However, the number of suspected cases increases, particularly in phase 02 there are 16 more cases of suspicion (phase 01 has 05 cases); cumulative from the beginning of the epidemic to 21 cases suspected of being sampled, including 18 cases were negative for Covid-19, and 03 cases had no test results. Currently there are 1,065 relevant cases from the epidemic areas being isolated, health monitoring.
Mr. Dang Minh Hung - Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and the inspection departments and branches at JDT Vietnam Co., Ltd., Rach Bap Industrial Park (An Tay commune)
Under the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Diseases advised the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to issue the Decision on the establishment of the provincial concentrated isolation zone and the Decision on authorization to the Chairman of the People's Committees of the districts, towns and cities to set up the concentrated isolation area in the management area. According to statistics, the whole province now has 1,077 beds for concentrated isolation. However, in the coming time, the number of people needing isolation in the province may reach 2,000. Meanwhile, Military Region 7 assigned Binh Duong targets to receive isolation of 3,500 people in the near future. Starting March 31, 2020, 500 people will be quarantined and on April 3, 2020 an additional 500 people will be admitted. Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to prepare equipment, drugs, medical supplies and mobilize forces to participate in epidemic prevention and control in the province. The health sector has also summarized the need to purchase equipment, medicines, medical supplies to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemics in case of an outbreak at level 3, level 4.
Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Liem speaks at the meeting
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Liem said that, currently, Binh Duong has not recorded any cases of Covid-19 infection, but the infectious potential is very high, so the sectors, localities and the political system in the province are not subjective, focus all resources to cope with disease in the new period, the health sector must fully prepare material facilities, equipment, medicines, medical supplies and human resources to receive isolation cases assigned by the Military Region 7. In the spirit of seriousness, drastically, departments, branches and localities continue to review foreign cases of returning to Binh Duong by quota, religious facilities limit the gathering of people, promote propaganda and disease prevention to raise awareness for each citizen to protect themselves.