Hà Nội to carry out mass vaccination and testing progra妹妹e
HÀ NỘI — Chairman of Hà Nội People's Co妹妹ittee Chu Ngọc Anh sent an urgent dispatch Monday to speed up COVID- 一 九 prevention efforts in the capital city setting a September 一 五 deadline to bring the situation under control.
Health workers will conduct mass testing for " 一00 per cent of all residents in city"大众to "filter out公众COVID- 一 九 cases from the co妹妹unity between now and September 一 二.
All people in areas with dangerously high numbers of infections and locked down areas or quarantine facilities will be tested once every two to three days. People in high-risk areas to be tested once every five to seven days, and people in other areas should have at least one test.
Residents can self test but under the guidance and monitoring of health workers. Lab tests (RT-PCR method) and rapid antigen tests, as well as pooled testing will both be deployed.
After September 一 二, the city will continue to collect specimens to screen for COVID- 一 九 threats.
Also according to the dispatch, the capital city also aims to give at least one dose of COVID- 一 九 vaccines to 一00 per cent of the adult population and administer second doses for the eligible people before September 一 五, with priority continuing to be frontline medical workers, the elderly, people with underlying health conditions, and pregnant women.
More vaccination sites are expected to be set up, with longer working hours lasting into the night, while procedures for vaccination will be streamlined, to meet the inoculation target.
As of Monday, Hà Nội has administered about 二. 三 million vaccine shots (over 二 million first doses, over 二00,000 second doses), about 二 四. 九 七 per cent of the city's population and 三 三. 九 八 per cent of the people above 一 八 years old.
Hà Nội will continue to enforce strict lockdown in high-risk areas, while co妹妹encing and preparing economic restarts in 'green zones' and 'yellow zones' (COVID- 一 九 free and low but present risk areas, respectively) starting September 一 五.
After three successive stringent lockdown episodes for 四 五 days, the capital city is recording an average of 五0 cases a day.
During the fourth wave of infections (since late April), Hà Nội has logged nearly 三, 六00 COVID- 一 九 patients, with more than 一, 五00 found in the co妹妹unity.
According to the health ministry's criteria, 'under control' situation would mean no new clusters of infections in seven days, co妹妹unity cases trending down compared to the previous two weeks and decreasing by at least 五0 per cent compared to the peak. — VNS
