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The 2019 corona virus disease, also known as Covid-19 is a top concern today. The epidemic situation is having complicated developments and has been included in the list of dangerous infectious diseases by the Ministry of Health.
1. The Prime Minister announced the disease caused by Corona virus
An acute respiratory infection caused by corona virus occurred in Vietnam from January 23, 2020 (when the first infected person was identified), the disease is caused by a new strain of corona virus. The government assessed the danger of this disease as "group A infectious disease, a risk of global emergency". The disease is transmitted by respiratory droplets from person to person.
Previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency with 4 diseases, but Vietnam has never had it. According to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, the Prime Minister announced the epidemic at the request of the Minister of Health for Group A infectious diseases, when the epidemic spread rapidly from one province to another, seriously affecting the quality of life. human life and health.
Accordingly, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced an acute respiratory infection caused by a new strain of corona virus (2019 - nCoV) in Vietnam on the afternoon of February 1, 2020.
Dịch do virus corona được xếp vào bệnh truyền nhiễm nhóm A
2. What is a group A infectious disease?
On January 29, 2020, leaders of the Ministry of Health signed and issued Decision No. 219/QD-BYT on adding acute respiratory infections caused by new strains of Corona virus (nCoV) to the List group A infectious diseases according to the provisions of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (2007).
According to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (2007), group A infectious diseases are particularly dangerous infectious diseases, capable of very fast transmission, wide spread, high mortality rates or unknown effects. disease-causing agent.
The list of infectious diseases in group A includes: Polio; influenza A-H5N1; plague ; Smallpox ; ebola, lassa or marburg virus hemorrhagic fever; West Nile fever; yellow fever; Cholera ; Severe acute respiratory infections caused by viruses and dangerous infectious diseases have just arisen but the causative agent is unknown.
Accordingly, activities to prevent and control acute respiratory infections caused by Corona virus are carried out in strict accordance with regulations for especially dangerous group A infectious diseases, with rapid transmission, wide spread and mortality rate. high.
Chủ động đo thân nhiệt để phát hiện Covid-19 kịp thời
3. People infected with Corona virus get free treatment
Talking at the press conference of the Ministry of Health on the afternoon of February 5, 2020, the Deputy Minister of Health said: The free treatment for all people with Wuhan pneumonia caused by corona virus infection is because of this. is a group A infectious disease, the current regulations of the Ministry of Finance clearly stipulate.
Particularly for those suspected of being infected and subject to isolation treatment at medical facilities, the Health Insurance will pay the treatment fee, depending on the patient's benefit level.
Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health has written to request the nationwide system of 70,000 pharmacies to accept, sell and not increase the price of masks to prevent epidemics.
To register for examination and treatment at Vinmec International General Hospital, you can contact Vinmec Health System nationwide, or register online HERE
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