Ho Chi Minh City strives to overcome the peak of the epidemic in 2 weeks
F1s at businesses with 80% or more vaccine coverage will be able to work right away
More information about the new guidance issued this afternoon (March 14) on home management for people with COVID-19 of the Ministry of Health, HCDC Deputy Director Nguyen Hong Tam affirmed, the team of experts from the Ministry of Health said: The unit is analyzing and advising, the plans will be adjusted. Certainly, Ho Chi Minh City will adjust some regulations accordingly.
Up to now, Ho Chi Minh City has had some regulations on F1 management that are more open than in the past. Specifically, F1s at businesses with 80% or more COVID-19 vaccine coverage will be able to go to work immediately and must be tested on the 3rd and 7th.
According to a representative of HCDC, nearly all businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have a vaccination rate of over 85%. Therefore, most of the F1 workers in the area were able to go to work right away. Of course, subjects must strictly follow the 5K rule measures, especially masks and disinfection.
For establishments with vaccination rates below 80%, employees who have not had enough COVID-19 vaccines need to be isolated according to regulations. However, workers who have been vaccinated will be sent to work immediately.
Up to the present time, F0 workers in the area still need to strictly comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Health on the isolation of 7 days or 14 days in case the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine has not been given. 19.
Striving to overcome the peak of the epidemic in 2 weeks
Regarding the goal of overcoming the epidemic peak set at the beginning of March, Chief of Office of the City Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said that through the report on March 9, the number of cases in the city was on a downward trend. Continuously, the city still recorded more hospitalizations on all floors but did not increase suddenly, the number of severe cases and deaths increased slightly, but still remained at a low level compared to the peak of the epidemic in August and September 2021.
“Thus, the epidemic control of wards, communes and townships is effective, and the action plan is on the right track.” Chief of Office of the Department of Health commented.
Regarding achieving herd immunity, “with 500,000 infections in a city of more than 10 million people and the current rate of vaccine coverage, Ho Chi Minh City is still trying to achieve herd immunity. But to assess whether or not she has achieved herd immunity, the epidemiological agency should confirm, Ms. Mai said.
However, the representative of the Department of Health also recommended that there are still a large number of children who have not been vaccinated, such as children aged 5-11 (expected to be vaccinated) and children aged 0-5 who have not yet been vaccinated. injection, so it is the adult’s duty to strictly follow the instructions of the health sector to avoid infection in the community and protect these subjects.
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