The committee reported that as of 6:30am on July 23, the province had recorded a case positive to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at Luong Son district’s medical station. The patient came back from Ho Chi Minh City on July 21, and was put under quarantine at the People’s Committee of Hop Hoa commune.

Amid the complicated developments of the pandemic caused by the fast spread of Delta variant, the risk of pandemic outbreak in the province is high. The provincial Health Department said quarantine service there remains limited while the control of those from pandemic-hit areas and quaratine methods meet difficulties.

Participants at the event suggested strengthening management and reviewing quarantine measures, tightening the control of those coming from pandemic-hit areas, speeding up testing and tracing of F1 and F2 cases, re-establishing and improving the efficiency of check-points, reviewing infrastructure at quarantine facilities to prevent cross-infections. About the fourth phase of vaccination, the health sector proposed localities seriously follow social distancing regulations, enhance the monitoring of prevention and control at businesses and industrial zones, especially in Luong Son district where workers are crowd, as well as at wet markets, and raise public awareness of the Health Ministry’s "5K” regulations.

The health sector also built two field hospitals in Hoa Binh city with about 250 beds. Amid the pandemic, it plans to work with other sectors to build more field hospitals with more beds.

For high-risk areas such as Hoa Binh city and Luong Son district, it is necessary to be flexible in pandemic prevention and control, administer vaccines in line with regulations. As the fight against the pandemic remains long and arduous, the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee asked local departments, agencies and the entire political system to join hands to soon drive back the pandemic./.