Students were feverish when contacting parents coming back from China during the last Lunar New Year. According to the source, in Nam Po district (Dien Bien), there were at least 34 students, 2 teachers with flu, cough, and fever symptoms. Currently, students with symptoms of cough and fever have been dropped out of school by the school and assigned to the medical facility to isolate, monitor and check regularly.
Provincial authorities coordinate with relevant units to quarantine and examine if corona virus is infected or not
To prevent pandemic acute respiratory infections caused by a new strain of the corona virus (nCoV), the Nam Po District Education and Training Department cooperates with authorities to review students with fathers. Mother, relatives returned to work in China.
The results of the review as of February 4, the whole district had 1,043 cases of students whose parents work in China; of which, 133 cases have parents who have returned to China to work and some cases did not return home during the last Lunar New Year.
At least 34 students have fever when contacting parents from China
In particular, according to a report by the Education and Training Department, 2 teachers and 34 students have been found to have flu, cough, and fever symptoms (of which the majority of these students have been in contact with parents from China). .
Talking to PV PNVN on this issue, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thuan, Head of Education and Training Department of Nam Po District (Dien Bien) said that at 4:00 pm this afternoon, February 4 will have a meeting to direct and related units. Only with specific information, the number of 34 students showing fever, cough, and flu symptoms is according to the Department's statistics in the district.
The Head of the Department said that, according to the initial results reported by the schools, all of the sick children and feverish children contacted parents who came back from China to work from China during the Tet holiday. After discovering that the children showed signs in the Department, they instructed them to take a break from school and coordinate with the health agency to monitor and isolate.
After finding out that the students had a fever when they contacted their parents from China, the Department directed them to take a break from school and coordinated with the health agency to monitor and quarantine.
“The children from elementary to middle school are pretty much in total. Currently, it is just the initial number to report on, but we do not know if it is due to the epidemic.
In the immediate future, we direct the isolation of the children. Right this afternoon, the health agency will spray disinfectants at schools and educational institutions and thoroughly wash hands with soap and wear a mask when coming to school ”, Head of Education - Dao said Nam Po district.
The Department is currently waiting for the official instruction from the Department of Education and Training of Dien Bien province
"The situation is also tense, because this is a border area, there are many quota routes to China", Mr. Thuan said worriedly.
The results of the review as of February 4, the whole district had 1,043 cases of students whose parents work in China; of which, 133 cases have parents who have returned to China to work and some cases did not return home during the last Lunar New Year.
During the last Tet holiday, the Nam Po District Education and Training Department instructed schools to arrange funding to buy medical masks and hand sanitizer for epidemic prevention when they returned to school. Currently, nearly 100% of lowland students have received medical masks when coming to class, and the rate in highland schools is 40-50%.
Primary school students in Nam Po district (Dien Bien) are given free masks to bring to school
Facing the above situation, at the end of this afternoon (February 4), Nam Po district will hold a steering committee meeting to listen to the reports of the concerned units and propose specific solutions.
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