The Ministry of Health has asked health departments across the countryto increase training courses for doctors and nurses to proactively copewith the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) as itdevelops.
The ministry requested healthdepartments build and implement action plans to deal with the disease.All health workers participated in drills to enhance their capacity todiscover the symptoms of the disease for prompt isolation, takingsamples for testing and treatment.
The municipal andprovincial People’s Committees have directed health stations to raiselocal awareness of hospital regulations and enhance inspection at bordergates, health clinics, and in the community.
TheDepartment of Information and Communication together with the Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism; the Department of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs; and Foreign Offices are responsible for coordinatingwith the health sector to update the public about virus developments andprevention measures.
MERS-CoV, first reported inSaudi Arabia in 2012, belongs to the family of corona viruses which alsoincludes SARS which haunted Asia in 2003. It has a much higher fatalityrate than SARS and there is no cure or vaccine.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a total of 1,357MERS-CoV cases, including 486 deaths, have been reported to date.
In the Republic of Korea (RoK), where the virus has been raging, nonew infections have been reported for four straight days, indicating theMERS outbreak may be nearing the end.
Vietnam has so far not had any MERS-CoV incidences.
Based on the current situation, the WHO encourages all member statesto continue their surveillance for acute respiratory infections andcarefully review any unusual patterns.
Infectionprevention and control measures are critical to prevent the possiblespread of the disease in healthcare facilities, it advised.-VNA
The ministry requested healthdepartments build and implement action plans to deal with the disease.All health workers participated in drills to enhance their capacity todiscover the symptoms of the disease for prompt isolation, takingsamples for testing and treatment.
The municipal andprovincial People’s Committees have directed health stations to raiselocal awareness of hospital regulations and enhance inspection at bordergates, health clinics, and in the community.
TheDepartment of Information and Communication together with the Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism; the Department of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs; and Foreign Offices are responsible for coordinatingwith the health sector to update the public about virus developments andprevention measures.
MERS-CoV, first reported inSaudi Arabia in 2012, belongs to the family of corona viruses which alsoincludes SARS which haunted Asia in 2003. It has a much higher fatalityrate than SARS and there is no cure or vaccine.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a total of 1,357MERS-CoV cases, including 486 deaths, have been reported to date.
In the Republic of Korea (RoK), where the virus has been raging, nonew infections have been reported for four straight days, indicating theMERS outbreak may be nearing the end.
Vietnam has so far not had any MERS-CoV incidences.
Based on the current situation, the WHO encourages all member statesto continue their surveillance for acute respiratory infections andcarefully review any unusual patterns.
Infectionprevention and control measures are critical to prevent the possiblespread of the disease in healthcare facilities, it advised.-VNA
