In view of the worrying health situation due to the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic announced
in the world, the Minister of Health, also spokesperson for Copil Coronavirus, Dr. Guy Patrick Obiang Ndong called an emergency meeting on July 26, 2021, in which the Technical Coordinator took part,
Professor Romain Tchoua and all the heads of the various Copil Coronavirus sub-committees.
It was a question of taking stock of the epidemiological surveillance at land and airport entry gates, but also of making an inventory of SICOVs (the number of oxygen cylinders available, the litter capacity for efficient treatment). COVID-19 patients, etc.), in order to be prepared for any eventuality
in the event of a third wave in our country.
The Minister of Health reminded the various actors in the response of the imperative need to re-mobilize
and to redouble vigilance to which, the assistance recommended a certain number of actions including the strengthening
community surveillance with the involvement of civil society actors, the obligation to carry out the test
screening in the main gateways of the country (border areas) in particular in Bitam, the application
a reinforced control system at Port-Gentil international airport for international travelers
from Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo), the strengthening of the control of international travelers
by the teams of the Joint Brigade and the application by the Copil Coronavirus of the global health protocol
to international travelers.
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