PM: medical facilities need to seriously observe COVID-19 preventive measures

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asks medical facilities need to seriously observe COVID-19 preventive measures. (Photo: Ministry of Health)

Hanoi (VNA) – has ordered the strict implementation
of prevention and control measures at medical facilities.

At a Government
meeting on August 12, the leader pointed to the high risk of transmission in
the upcoming ten days and asked localities to mobilised resources in contact
tracing, quarantine, testing and treatment. The health ministry will help
localities with the work.

Forces participating
in the fight, especially health workers, police and army, must be
equipped with protective suits, he said, stressing the need to stay vigilant
during the combat.

PM Phuc asked the
health sector to step up personnel training and better deal with suspected
cases.

Physical distancing measures
should be rolled out for vulnerable groups like the elderly and those with chronic
diseases, he said, ordering more testing facilities in localities.

The PM requested the
health ministry to continue researching COVID-19 vaccine, analyse causes of the
previous deaths to minimise fatalities, and coordinate with localities in the
fight.

The Ministries of
National Defence, and Public Security, and provincial People’s Committees were
asked to tighten inspection at border areas to prevent illegal immigration.

Localities should
take into consideration the scale and duration of the imposition of social
distancing measures, he said.

The PM emphasised the need to create favourable conditions for foreign investors,
experts, managers and skillful labourers to enter Vietnam in line with COVID-19
prevention and control regulations.

He again called on
people to install Bluezone, a locally-developed
contact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted with
COVID-19 patients./.