addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Although the COVID-19 has been put under good control inside the country, it is necessary to
focus on preventing the pandemic from re-emerging as no persons, localities or countries are safe when others are struggling against , Prime Minister Pham
Minh Chinh on July 5 stated.
COVID-19 Prevention and Control with the 63 localities nationwide, the leader underlined COVID-19
has still developed complicatedly in the world with the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2
Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 in many countries, and that it is crucial to
control the pandemic to create favourable conditions for socio-economic
development, national protection and the improvement of people’s living
conditions.
He stressed the need
to give top priority to the ensuring of people’s lives and health, and to consider
the pandemic prevention and control as the common task of the whole political
system.
The Government leader
highlighted the need to maintain three key pillars in COVID-19 fight – testing,
quarantine and treatment, with the new pandemic control formula that sees the
combination of mask wearing, disinfection, vaccine, treatment, technology,
people’s awareness and other measures.
He asked ministries,
sectors and localities to design scenarios to respond to all possible circumstances,
including the re-emerge of the pandemic, while speeding up vaccination
activities.
It is necessary to
prevent and control the pandemic right from border gates, and continue to
enhance the capacity of the health system, especially preventive medicine,
he said. The PM asked the Ministry of Health to concentrate on implementing the
socio-economic recovery and development in the medical sector.
PM Chinh also stressed
the need to promptly complete and issue a Government resolution to remove
difficulties in the procurement of medicine and medical equipment.
He requested the
Ministry of Health and relevant ministries and sectors to simplify
administrative procedures in medicine bidding and licensing, ensuring
transparency during the process.
The Health Ministry
was also requested to give priority to investing in the local health systems,
while continuing to make assessments on herd immunity against SAR-CoV2 for
timely solutions.
A report from the
committee showed that since the beginning of this year, more than 9 million
infections have been reported, including 8.3 million recoveries. As of July 7, 233
million COVID-19 vaccines doses had been administered, with about 80% of the adults
receiving at least two doses, exceeding the WHO targets by 30%./.
Source: VietnamPlus
