The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a Plan for Sustainable Control and Management of the COVID-19 Epidemic for the 2023 - 2025 period in Ho Chi Minh City. Accordingly, the plan has a general goal of ensuring effective and sustainable control of the COVID-19 epidemic to maximally protect people's health and contribute to
socio -economic development. Specifically, reducing the number of COVID-19 cases, especially in high-risk and vulnerable groups. Reducing severe cases and deaths due to COVID-19. Ensuring sustainable management of COVID-19 along with other infectious diseases. [caption id="attachment_605184" align="alignnone" width="768"]
Although COVID-19 has been transferred from group A to group B infectious diseases, Ho Chi Minh City still maintains a number of preventive health measures and policies to control the epidemic well, prevent it from recurring, and protect people's health.[/caption] To achieve the above goals, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has set out 7 tasks and solutions. Regarding management, direction, and operation, the People's Committees of districts/counties and Thu Duc City will, based on the actual developments of the epidemic situation and the guidance of the Department of Health, declare the epidemic and declare the end of the epidemic according to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Regarding monitoring, the plan clearly states that COVID-19 monitoring will be integrated into the respiratory pathogen monitoring system, including key monitoring of Influenza syndrome (ILI), monitoring of severe viral pneumonia (SVP), and monitoring of genetic characteristics of the SARSCoV-2 virus to track virus variants. Along with that is managing the list, fully updating information of people in the risk group (underlying diseases, health status, history of COVID-19 vaccination, etc.). Consulting on COVID-19 vaccination with enough doses and on schedule according to regulations of
the Ministry of Health and care and treatment of underlying diseases for people in the risk group and people living together, people in the same family. Strengthening the operation of the surveillance system to detect early and manage, promptly care for disease cases to prevent the epidemic from breaking out again and minimize the risk of overlapping epidemics. Preparing response plans for possible epidemic situations. Regarding treatment, strengthening infection control measures, preventing infection, minimizing the spread of epidemics in medical facilities, focusing on protecting patients in high-risk groups (such as pregnant women, people with underlying diseases, the elderly, patients in intensive care, artificial kidneys, etc.). Manage, care for, treat and support people at risk of severe illness right in the community; monitor and promptly treat complications after contracting Covid-19. Regarding COVID-19 vaccination, the Plan identifies the development and implementation of a plan to use Covid-19 vaccines appropriate to the subject and vaccination schedule. Prioritize vaccination of high-risk groups. Integrate COVID-19 vaccination into regular vaccination activities at medical facilities or organize vaccination campaigns appropriate to the actual situation. For personal prevention, encourage the implementation of 2K (Mask - Disinfection). Encourage wearing masks in crowded places, on public transport; at medical examination and treatment facilities, follow current instructions of the Ministry of Health. Regularly wash hands with clean water and soap or hand sanitizer; gargle with mouthwash; avoid touching eyes, nose, mouth; Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, preferably with a tissue or handkerchief or disposable tissue or your sleeve to reduce the spread of respiratory secretions, wash your hands with soap or hand sanitizer, especially after contact with suspect surfaces.
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Localities maintain control and repel the COVID-19 epidemic, protect people's health and the environment for businesses to develop the economy.[/caption] Along with that, periodically clean the surfaces of living, working and living places, increase ventilation. It is recommended that suspected or mild cases limit contact with others and self-isolate. In international cooperation, continue to promote cooperation activities with the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other international organizations in building epidemiological surveillance systems, testing techniques, response scenarios and improving the capacity of the epidemic prevention and control system.
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