The Prime Minister directed the chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to proactively propagate and guide people to take measures to prevent cold, ensure health and safety for people (do not use coal stoves to heat in closed rooms). to avoid unfortunate incidents that cause loss of life); Fire and explosion prevention when heating; Pay special attention to preventing cold and other harsh weather events for the elderly, children and vulnerable people... Based on the specific weather situation in the locality, proactively let students leave school according to regulations. of the Ministry of Education and Training.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces and cities is responsible to the Prime Minister if there is a situation of loss of life, loss of life to plants, and many deaths of livestock due to being subjective, negligent, and not fully and promptly implementing preventive measures. , fight hunger, cold (especially severe cold, harmful cold), and epidemics for people, crops, and livestock in the area. The Ministry of Education and Training must guide educational and training establishments on students' absence from school when there is severe cold, harmful cold and other unusual developments due to cold weather... Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang will directly instruct Direct and monitor the implementation of the telegram's contents.
On December 25, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) issued an official dispatch requesting hospital leaders to take measures to ensure cold prevention at facilities such as waiting in line for examination and medical examination departments. , imaging diagnostics, patient rooms... ensure airtightness, enough blankets, heaters and suitable means of heat preservation for the patient; Properly prevent cold for the patient's family members, do not let them lie on the floor, hallway or outdoor benches, causing harm to their health...
Doctors at Ha Giang Provincial General Hospital take care of patients with acute respiratory infections due to the effects of cold.
Local health departments need to direct medical examination and treatment facilities in the area to ensure adequate provision of emergency medicine, enough hospital beds, and prepare facilities to promptly handle emergency cases. Common in cold weather. Strengthen training in skills for diagnosing and treating stroke, assessing disease status and risks to promptly transfer patients to the hospital for treatment during the "golden hour".
Records show that the most severe and harmful cold spell from the beginning of winter 2023 until now is greatly affecting the lives and health of people in the Northern provinces, causing many people to go to the emergency room for strokes. , stroke, respiratory tract infection.
At Bach Mai Hospital, the number of patients being admitted to the emergency room increased very high. The Central Geriatric Hospital also recorded an increase in the number of elderly patients, many of whom were hospitalized very seriously, requiring oxygen, mechanical ventilation, and some deaths. The National Children's Hospital is receiving examination and treatment of more than 2,000 pediatric patients/day due to the effects of prolonged, harmful cold weather, in which the majority of children suffer from respiratory diseases. In the face of prolonged cold weather, doctors recommend that people should be kept warm, especially the elderly, and avoid going out suddenly in the morning, especially at first. waking up or late at night when the outdoor temperature drops...
On December 25, the North still had severe cold, widespread damage, the weather was dry, sunny but dry, humidity was only 45%-50%. In the Central region, many places have showers. According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, from December 26, the intensity of cold and harmful cold in the North began to gradually decrease, and the temperature inched up.