Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen has just signed Official Dispatch No. 981 to the Departments of Health of provinces and cities in the Northern and Central regions; units under and directly under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions on proactively deploying medical work to respond to storm No. 3 (storm WIPHA).
The Ministry of Health's dispatch cited information from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting's bulletin, saying that on the morning of July 19, 2025, storm WIPHA entered the northeastern sea area of the northern East Sea, becoming storm number 3 in 2025. It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, storm number 3 will move rapidly in the west-northwest direction at a speed of about 20km/h and will continue to strengthen.
At 7:00 a.m. on July 20, the center of storm No. 3 was in the northern part of the East Sea, about 600 km east of Leizhou Peninsula (China). The storm's intensity was currently at level 10-11 (89-117 km/h), gusting to level 13.
Due to the influence of storm No. 3, in the eastern sea area of the North East Sea, the wind will gradually increase to level 6-7, near the center of the storm, it will increase to level 8-9, then increase to 10-11, gusting to level 13, waves 4-6m high. There is a high possibility that the storm will affect the mainland of Vietnam (early from the evening and night of July 21, expected on July 22), the affected area is from Quang Ninh to Nghe An.
To proactively respond to storm No. 3, the Ministry of Health requests the Departments of Health of provinces and cities in the Northern and Central regions; units under and directly under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions to urgently and strictly implement the directives of the Prime Minister; the National Steering Committee for Civil Defense and the Ministry of Health on proactively responding to storms and floods, ensuring safety for people.
Closely monitor the developments of storms, rain and flood situations, flash flood warnings, landslides, and land subsidence due to rain or water flow according to the announcements of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting and the mass media; proactively review plans and solutions for storm and flood prevention and control and deploy storm and flood prevention and response work in accordance with natural disaster developments and practical requirements of localities and units.
In case of storms affecting the mainland, organize professional and emergency services 24/7; be ready to receive and provide emergency care to victims caused by rain and floods; do not interrupt emergency care and treatment for people; ensure adequate supply of essential medicines for people, promptly replenish reserves of medicines, chemicals, and supplies for disaster prevention and search and rescue.
Implement plans to protect medical facilities in areas at risk of being affected by floods; proactively evacuate medical facilities in low-lying areas at risk of flooding, flash floods, landslides.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health requested the Department of Health of provinces and cities in the Northern and Central regions; units under and directly under the Ministry of Health in the Northern and Central regions to organize environmental sanitation, disease prevention, ensure clean water, food safety work caused by storms and floods; arrange and stabilize medical examination and treatment facilities, ensure medical examination and treatment for people after floods.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health requires units to report on the damage situation, needs, local guarantee capacity and propose support when exceeding local guarantee capacity to the Ministry of Health (through the Department of Planning and Finance) for synthesis and reporting to competent authorities for decision.
The Ministry of Health requests the Heads of agencies and units under and directly under the Ministry of Health, Directors of Health Departments of provinces and cities in the Northern and Central regions, and relevant units to urgently organize and coordinate the implementation of the task. During the implementation process, if there are any problems, please report them to the Department of Planning and Finance, Ministry of Health.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/bo-y-te-yeu-cau-san-sang-nhan-luc-thuoc-ung-pho-voi-bao-so-3-post894937.html
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