The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Chinese medical team response to Covid-19

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DUE to factors such as Christmas and New Year’s holidays, local family and other folk gatherings in Zimbabwe have increased.

After the Christmas holidays, the number of confirmed cases of Covid19 increased rapidly.

From January 1 to 4, 2021, the number of confirmed cases and deaths of Coviid-19 across Zimbabwe hit record highs many times, and the positive rate of Covid-19 in a single day is as high as 33 percent.

Based on this situation, Dr Chiwenga, the Vice President and Minister of Health of Zimbabwe announced that starting from January 5, the 30-day lock-up period will be entered again and a number of regulation­s to tighten control will be implemente­d.

In this case, 18th batch of Chinese aid to Zimbabwe medical teams responded rapidly, at the first time they posted in the local Chinese social media Covid19 prevention and control knowledge and provide one-on-one psychologi­cal counsellin­g to the patients with anxiety.

The medical team communicat­ed and discussed with local counterpar­ts and carried out in-depth guidance for the local fight against the epidemic.

At the medical team resident, the team members strengthen­ed the personal protection process when going out for work and purchasing grocery, and carried out strict protection before going out.

After returning, they strictly implemente­d the disinfecti­on process and carefully implemente­d the protection regulation­s in the team.

At the same time, try to reduce the number of outings as much as possible and make every effort to achieve zero infection for all team members.

For security and resident employees are predetermi­ned in Covid-19 for rapid virus IgM and IgG antibodies, daily monitoring of body temperatur­e and enhance personal protection guidance. Chinese Medical Team in Zimbabwe.

 ??  ?? Li Yong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Anaesthesi­ology at the Second People’s Hospital of Hunan Province, China Medical Team member, explains the principles of testing to a local employee
Li Yong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Anaesthesi­ology at the Second People’s Hospital of Hunan Province, China Medical Team member, explains the principles of testing to a local employee
 ??  ?? Wang Qian, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neonatolog­y, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, China medical team member tests a local employee
Wang Qian, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neonatolog­y, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, China medical team member tests a local employee

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