PM works with eight southern localities on pandemic control measures

Hanoi (VNA)
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 chaired an online meeting with leaders of eight
southern localities on measures to stamp out the COVID-19 pandemic.

The eight
localities, namely , Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ba
Ria-Vung Tau and Tien Giang provinces – have been experiencing complicated pandemic developments.

According to
the , Vietnam has so far recorded 19,570
infections, including over 16,000 found in the current fourth outbreak. Particularly,
the pandemic is spreading rapidly in HCM City with large number of cases and hot
spots, many have yet to defince infection sources.

 

In the meeting,
PM Chinh asked leaders of ministries, sectors and localities to give proposals
on mechanisms, personnel and equipment to control the pandemic and prevent it
from spreading widely and affecting people’s health and the country’s
socio-economic development.

Leaders of
localities spoke highly of the solutions and guidance given recently by the Government,
ministries and sectors in COVID-19 prevention and control,
especially in the flexible arrangement of priorities in the pandemic fight and
socio-economic development as well as the implementation of “three-on-spot
solution” (having meals, resting and working on the spot) in businesses and
industrial parks.

Concluding the session, PM Chinh stated that the Government has
directed ministries and sectors to send more forces to HCM City and some
southern localities, while requesting the health sector, military, public
security forces and -free localities to give a helping hand to
localities if necessary.

The government leader affirmed that the orientations, measures and methods being applied in COVID-19
prevention and control are on the right track.

He underlined
the need for all people to continue to implement the “5K message,” along with
vaccination and application of technology to control the pandemic.

Self-testing
and home quarantine will be piloted, he said, adding that mechanisms and
policies will be completed to create a smooth legal corridor in pandemic
prevention and control, while disciplines, supervision and inspection will also
be strengthened.

PM Chinh asked
HCM City and neighbouring localities to coordinate closely together to ensure
the smooth flow of goods and production activities with strict implementation of
safe transportation and travelling.

Responding to
localities’ opinions on difficulties and obstacles facing them, he asked
relevant agencies to summarise them and settling the issues in accordance with
their authority, and submit proposals to the Government on issues beyond their
power./.