Construction of the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay expressway (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The
Ministry of Transport (MoT) has sent a written request to the Ministry of
Health seeking the support of 5,500 doses of vaccine for officials and workers
at in the which are currently under
construction.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said that this is an urgent solution
and has a direct impact on ensuring the progress and quality of disbursement of
construction investment projects under the direction of the Prime
Minister.
Once the vaccine is available, the will assign its transport health department to direct the Ho Chi Minh City Transportation Hospital and transportation hospitals in the areas where the projects are implemented, cooperate
with local Centres for Disease Control, the project management boards, and
contractors to organise vaccination for workers, the MoT said.
These units would have to ensure it meets the MoH’s requirements as well as pandemic prevention and control regulations.
According to the Deputy Minister, the MoT is actively implementing key national
projects such as the ones to upgrade the runway at Tan Son Nhat airport, the My Thuan – Can Tho Expressway, North-South Expressway at Vinh
Hao – Phan Thiet section, My Thuan 2 bridge and Long Thanh airport.
However, they faced many difficulties during the implementation of the projects due
to the impact of the fourth wave of . Most of the labourers
working on large projects have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, he said./.
Source: VietnamPlus
