HCM City has no plans to inoculate children aged 12-17 against COVID-19

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HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City currently has no plans to
vaccinate against COVID-19, deputy head of the municipal
Steering Committee for Prevention and Control Pham Duc Hai affirmed on
October 18.

According to him, the municipal Department of Health is
asking for directions from the municipal People’s Committee on the plan.

Regarding the reopening of on-site restaurants, deputy head
of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Nguyen Phuong stated
that the city also does not have any plan to resume on-site catering in fear of
large gatherings.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Van Lam, Deputy Director of the municipal
Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said that the city has
to date provided allowances from support packages for about 5 million
people.

There are still about 1.5 million people who have not received
assistance. Therefore, the department has proposed and got approval from the
municipal People’s Committee to extend the support period until October 22,
said Lam.

Regarding the return of workers to , he said
that the labour supply will be better in the coming time.

At the meeting, Le Thien Quynh Nhu, Deputy Chief of the
Office of the Health Department, stated that there is also a roadmap for the COVID-19 treatment hospitals in
the city to stop operating./.