Disinfectant allocated from reserves to Quang Nam, Health Ministry

Medical workers spray to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Illustrative image: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen
Xuan Phuc has decided to allocate disinfectant from the to help
ministries, sectors and localities to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Accordingly, one tonne of Chloramin B solution
will be sent to the central province of Quang Nam, one of the country’s current
hotspots, while one tonne of Chloramin B and 7 million of Aquatabs
67mg water purification tablets will be provided for the Ministry of Health (MoH)
free-of-charge.

The MoH is responsible for the collection
of data as well as the management, distribution and usage of the aid in line
with regulations.

As of August 19 morning, Vietnam has so far
confirmed 989 infections. Of which, 649 are locally-transmitted cases,
including 509 linked to the pandemic hotspot in the central city of Da Nang
since July 25./.