Proactively prevent infectious diseases at international border gates

Lao Cai International Border Gate welcomes thousands of entry and exit passengers every day.

At the entry area, the staff of the International Health Quarantine Center strictly controlled information from the remote infrared body temperature monitor, in order to promptly detect cases showing signs of increased body temperature in order to implement epidemic prevention measures according to regulations. The Center also supplemented essential medicines, medical equipment and supplies, ready to serve emergency and initial medical examination activities.

Monitor the body temperature of people and tourists through a remote body temperature monitoring system.

To improve the effectiveness of propaganda work, the Center arranged LED screens at immigration and exit procedures, broadcasting propaganda content from 7am to 10pm every day on measures to prevent infectious diseases, such as measles, monkeypox, Covid-19... The vivid visual propaganda helps international tourists and people grasp the content, thereby raising awareness and voluntarily implementing measures to prevent epidemics.

Ms. Le Minh Trang, an officer of the Department of Health Management and Testing, Lao Cai International Health Quarantine Center, shared: We maintain daily disease prevention activities to promptly detect and prevent diseases from entering the area.

Medicines and medical equipment are actively invested in emergency and disease prevention work.

Not being negligent or subjective, officers and employees at the International Health Quarantine Center regularly participate in training on disease response skills; closely coordinate with forces on duty at the border gate to grasp the situation and be proactive in any possible disease situations. The Center also maintains an international communication line with health agencies of neighboring countries to share epidemiological information, contributing to effective disease control.

According to the reporter, people and tourists entering and exiting through Lao Cai International Border Gate have a high awareness of disease prevention and control. Mr. Nguyen Duy Phuoc, Coc Leu Ward, Lao Cai City shared: I proactively wear a mask and disinfect my hands to prevent infectious diseases and protect my health. Whether there is an epidemic or not, I have maintained this habit for many years.

LED screen to promote prevention of infectious diseases.

Recently, cross-border trade and tourism activities in the province have been bustling, which means that there are a lot of people and tourists coming to the province. Along with that, erratic weather, environmental factors... are favorable conditions that increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases. In order to strengthen disease prevention and control and proactively implement timely disease prevention measures, from the beginning of the year, the Provincial People's Committee issued a plan to prevent infectious diseases in humans. The plan sets out a number of specific goals such as: controlling 100% of Covid-19 outbreaks if detected and handled promptly; not allowing major outbreaks of dengue fever to occur, and not having any deaths from seasonal diseases...

To proactively prevent and control the epidemic, the provincial health sector regularly carries out monitoring activities, focusing on high-risk areas such as border gates, in the community, medical facilities... to proactively detect early cases of the disease and prepare measures for timely isolation, admission and treatment.

Health declaration of people entering and leaving the country is strictly implemented.

Currently, the Ministry of Health believes that the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 infections in Thailand coincides with the time and incubation period after the traditional New Year, most likely due to the increase in large gatherings and the increase of the XBB.1.16 sub-variant.

According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, along with the proactive implementation of epidemic prevention work by the authorities, to prevent infectious diseases in general, Covid-19 in particular, people need to take good measures such as: wearing masks in public places; limiting gatherings in crowded places (if not necessary); washing hands regularly with clean water, soap or antiseptic solution; increasing physical activity, training, proper nutrition; when having symptoms of fever, cough, difficulty breathing, go immediately to the nearest medical facility for timely examination, monitoring and treatment...

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