Tightening medical quarantine at Noi Bai Airport to prevent disease from entering

The Hanoi People's Committee has issued Official Dispatch No. 268/UBND-KGVX to relevant agencies and units on strengthening disease prevention and control during the Lunar New Year and festival season in 2025.

The Hanoi People's Committee has issued Official Dispatch No. 268/UBND-KGVX to relevant agencies and units on strengthening disease prevention and control during the Lunar New Year and festival season in 2025.

One of the focuses in disease prevention work is to strengthen medical quarantine at Noi Bai International Airport, monitor the epidemic at medical facilities and in the community to detect early, localize and promptly handle cases of epidemics, minimize the spread of the epidemic and ensure people's health during the Tet holiday.

The Hanoi People's Committee requires medical facilities at entry points, especially Noi Bai Airport, to prepare response plans for epidemics and situations arising during Tet.

Lunar New Year is the peak time for festival activities and crowded travel, making the risk of infectious disease outbreaks even higher, especially respiratory diseases such as measles, avian influenza, severe viral pneumonia and dengue fever. These diseases can spread rapidly if there are no strict control measures from the beginning.

In the dispatch, the Hanoi People's Committee requested the Department of Health to monitor and supervise the epidemic situation in the area, especially diseases that are likely to break out during the festival season, and strengthen prevention measures.

One of the solutions emphasized is medical quarantine at Noi Bai International Airport to prevent the risk of disease from international entry sources.

This is especially important as the number of international visitors to Vietnam during the Lunar New Year holiday increases, with the risk of infectious diseases from abroad entering the community.

Noi Bai International Airport is one of the main gateways to Hanoi and the whole country for international visitors. Strengthening medical quarantine at the airport will help promptly detect suspected cases of infectious diseases upon entry, while also controlling disease sources from outside.

Quarantine measures include health checks, triage of passengers with symptoms, and medical isolation if suspected.

The City People's Committee requires medical facilities at entry points, especially Noi Bai Airport, to be prepared to respond to epidemics and situations arising during Tet. This is one of the important measures in disease prevention and public health protection during the peak period of Tet festival.

In addition to quarantine at the airport, the City People's Committee also requires disease surveillance at medical facilities and in the community. The goal is to detect cases early to isolate and handle them promptly, preventing the disease from spreading widely.

Hospitals and medical stations need to prepare adequate facilities, human resources and equipment to ensure patient admission, timely treatment and minimize cases of serious illness and death.

In addition, the expanded vaccination program is also required to be implemented on schedule, especially during the Lunar New Year, when the demand for health care increases. Medical facilities need to prepare a 24/7 on-call force to promptly resolve issues that arise during the Tet holiday.

In addition to measures to prevent infectious diseases, the Hanoi People's Committee also requires strengthening food safety inspections.

Lunar New Year and festival season are times when people consume large amounts of food, so ensuring food quality is extremely important to avoid food poisoning and food-related epidemics.

Authorities will inspect, test food and conduct post-inspections at food service establishments, especially those around festival venues.

In particular, the work of controlling epidemics in livestock and poultry is also emphasized in the document. The authorities need to strictly control the transportation and trading of poultry and poultry products of unknown origin to avoid the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans.

In addition to quarantine measures, communication work on disease prevention and food safety is also promoted.

Authorities, especially the Department of Information and Communications and the Department of Education and Training, need to strengthen community education on measures to prevent measles, chickenpox, seasonal flu, as well as common infectious diseases during Tet.

In particular, communication about food safety and hygiene rules in eating will also help reduce the risks of food poisoning and illness.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/siet-chat-kiem-dich-y-te-tai-san-bay-noi-bai-de-ngan-dich-benh-xam-nhap-d242841.html