A total of 59 viral pneumonia cases of unknown cause, with no fatalities, had been reported in Wuhan city of Hubei province in China as of January 6, according to Xinhua news agency, and the number of cases is increasing. (Photo: AFP)Hanoi (VNA) – The General Department of PreventiveMedicine has directed municipal and provincial health departments across thecountry to intensify preventive work in the face of the mysterious pneumoniaoutbreak in China.
A total of 59 viral pneumonia cases of unknown cause, with nofatalities, had been reported in Wuhan city of Hubei province in China as ofJanuary 6, according to Xinhua news agency, and the number of cases isincreasing.
Therefore, the Vietnamese health departments are requested to instructrelevant agencies to tighten disease monitoring at border gates, medical centresand the community through both the regular and event-based surveillance (EBS)systems.
In particular, all people entering the country from Wuhan citymust go through thermal scanning, and suspected cases must be quickly isolatedand reported to management agencies, the ministry said.
The cities and provinces are also asked to prepare allnecessary facilities, instruments, chemicals and medicines and humanresources to deploy preventative measures in a timely manner in allpossible scenarios./.
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