Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – has ordered localities and
ministries and competent agencies to expeditiously work to contain in
more than 300 nationwide so as to prevent the disruption of
the supply chain.
Under Dispatch No.680/CD/TTg, he stated that the outbreak has become more
complicated in recent days, particularly it has spread to several industrial
parks in the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh, posing a high risk
of interruption in the supply chain and large-scale production.
In a bid to realise the dual goals of pandemic prevention and economic
development, Chinh asked ministries, sectors and localities to stay vigilant,
and strictly follow directions of the Secretariat, the Government, the Prime
Minister and the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Meanwhile, chairmen of the People’s Committees of cities and provinces, the ministers
of Industry and Trade, and Planning and Investment are responsible to guide
industrial parks and plants to carry out prevention measures, evaluate safety
levels, as well as update their situation to the COVID-19 map.
Any plant failing to ensure safety will be ordered to halt operation.
Body temperature measurement at an industrial park (Photo: VNA)Health declaration is compulsory for all workers and people involved, including
suppliers, transporters of materials, goods and servings. Punishment will be
meted out for anyone who does not make health declarations or make dishonest
health declarations.
Additionally, the Minister of Health is asked to issue documents guiding quarantine
and testing for workers at industrial parks in accordance with the developments
of the outbreak.
Vietnam logged additional 57 domestic COVID-19 cases on early May 25, raising
the infection tally to 5,461.
The new patients were
recorded in five northern localities of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hanoi, Lang Son
and Ha Nam./.
Source: VietnamPlus
