Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) addresses the meeting of permanent Government members on May 15 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is currently clear
of any of COVID-19, has affirmed,
and this is an important condition for the country to attract investment and
development resources.
He made the comment while chairing a meeting of
permanent Government members on May 15 to look into the prevention and control of
the pandemic.
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control reported that Vietnam hasn’t seen any new community infections for 28
days and transmission risks in the community are “very low” yet still latent.
The pandemic remains unpredictable in many
countries in the region and the world. The risk of transmission from elsewhere will
grow as international flights gradually resume, more flights are conducted to
repatriate Vietnamese from overseas, and investors and experts from
COVID-19-hit countries come to Vietnam.
In particular, it is quite difficult to
radically control travel over border crossings, so the risk of that
may then cause community infections always exist, according to the committee.
Addressing the meeting, PM Phuc said that for
the past month or so, measures to fight while promoting production,
business, and social security have been carried out in an effective manner and prevented
domestic economic disruption.
Applauding the efforts of the health sector and
others and authorities at all levels in COVID-19 prevention, control, and
treatment, the PM said the repatriation of Vietnamese people stranded overseas has
led to an increase in coronavirus infections but relevant agencies have
coordinated well to quarantine these people and prevent community transmission.
He also took the occasion to tell overseas
Vietnamese to remain calm, comply with the host countries’ health policies, and
avoid rushing home, which may create an unsafe environment and difficulties for
local anti-COVID-19 efforts.
Repeating the need to stay vigilant as there is
still no vaccine, the PM said that to reach the dual targets of economic
development and fighting the pandemic means measures must stay in place to
prevent the disease from spreading from other countries, including maintaining
the suspension of the entry of foreigners and requiring foreign experts and
those arriving for official purposes be quarantined under the supervision of
the health sector.
The Ministry of National Defence must further
tighten the management of border residents’ travel over border crossings, and the
health sector and relevant agencies need to step up IT application in
prevention and control and maintain rapid response teams to quickly detect
infections and seal off affected areas.
Factories, businesses, and individuals should
boost production, foreign trade, and domestic tourism while preparing to reopen
the country to foreign tourists, initially those from countries that have
controlled the pandemic well, the PM said.
It is also necessary to create the necessary conditions
for foreign experts, skilled workers, and students to come to Vietnam, while
fostering exports, especially of medical face masks and COVID-19 test kits made
in Vietnam, and developing a vaccine and a treatment regimen./.
Source: VietnamPlus
