Community joins hands together

When two cases of Covid-19 patients in Yen Dinh commune were detected at August 4 night, Dong Chu, Tien Ly village and apart of Trai Chua village were immediately lockdown (Yen Dinh commune consists of 6 villages) with nearly 400 households and over 1,400 people. The disease control stations were set up right at the night to strictly control over the travel of the locals and prevent the spread of the disease.

The youth member in Yen Dinh commune presents gifts to the officer at the Covid-19 disease control station in the area.

According to Dinh Van Cuong, Head of the disease control station No 5 in Tien Ly village, at the first 2 days, the members must stay on the tent erected on the road because there was no place for accommodation. Even they must keep standing amid the heavy rain and storm on August 5-6.

Till August 6, the People’s Committee of Yen Dinh commune borrowed 3 beds then moved the station to another place where a household in Giao Liem village voluntarily lent their house for the officer.

In the next days, Yen Dinh commune recorded more patients in the same family. The Steering Board for Covid-19 prevention and control in the province, district and commune further instructed the implementation of urgent measures to review, list, classify the cases with close contact to the patients.

As of August 10, 39 people (F1) in Yen Dinh commune relating to 6 Covid-19 patients were put under concentrated quarantine, 238 F2 cases stayed at home for isolation.

It seemed to be the hottest period for Yen Dinh commune in particular and Son Dong district in general when there are a lot of F1 and F2 in the area. In such circumstances, many people forget the difficulties to stay in the frontline to fight against the disease.

According to Hoang Van Hung, Chairman of the People’s Committee in Yen Dinh commune, nearly 40 communal officers have stayed at the office since the date of lockdown August 5. Every member always encourages each other to overcome the difficulties, shortage and concern about the pandemic.

Many organization donate the necessities to the locals in Yen Dinh commune.

Apart from consecutively reviewing and making a list of F1 and F2 cases, spraying the disinfectant at the key locations, the loudspeaker systems in the communes and villages keep delivering the latest news on disease prevention so as to raise the people’s awareness.

Moreover, the public security staff and their colleagues drive their motorbike to each village and area to use the hand loudspeaker and remind the locals to restrict leaving their homes, honestly make the medical declaration while strictly supervising the isolation.

Ensuring the food and medical supplies

Due to the lockdown situation, the shopping activities in Dong Chu, Tien Ly and apart of Trai Chua villages were suspended. Apart from the reserve food, many kind-hearted people and organization daily transport the aided and donated essential food and supplies. Several people used their pocket and left their work behind to join hands in disease prevention.

Since August 5, many youth members in Yen Dinh commune have entered the epicenter to communicate the disease preventive measures, receive the necessities presented by the organization and individuals to hand over the locals in the lockdown areas, spray the disinfectant, prepare the meals for the officers on duty at the control station.

The competent officers at Yen Dinh commune communicate the disease preventive measures to the locals.

Secretary of the communal Youth Union Kieu Nhu Nguyet shared: “Most of the households in the lockdown area did not prepare the food and necessities due to sudden spread of the disease. We tried my best to pass over the flooded bridge on heavy rain days to bring vegetable, pumpkin, dried fish, instant noodle to them”.

Now, many organization and individuals in and outside the district continue donating food to the families under isolation rule in Yen Dinh commune. The district People’s Committee supported 8 disease control stations (30 million VND or nearly 1,300 USD for each) and 50 million VND (2,100 USD) to the district concentrated isolation site at Battalion No 8, Regiment No 462 from the first disease prevention source in 2020.

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