Vinh Long asked to tighten COVID-19 preventive measures

The Health Ministry’s working group inspects COVID-19 prevention in the medical station of An Phuoc commune, Mang Thit district of Vinh Long (Photo: VNA)

Vinh Long
(VNA) – has asked the Mekong Delta
province of Vinh Long to be more vigilant against the , apply drastic
preventive measures and restrict unnecessary .

At a working session
with local authorities on April 27, Long said that Vinh Long should prepare
more medical equipment and devise scenarios to respond to unexpected events.

Alongside, the province,
which is near the Vietnam-Cambodia border, should pay more attention to COVID-19
vaccinations to ensure safety for locals amid the complicated developments of
the pandemic in neighbouring countries and the world.

According to the Health
Department of , as of April 26, the province has recorded seven
COVDI-19 cases, including six imported infections and one illegal immigrant.
All of them have recovered.

Vinh Long has been provided
with 5,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. As of April 20, 3,473 people in
prioritised groups had been vaccinated. The province is scheduled to complete
the first phase of vaccination on May 5.

Deputy Secretary of
the Vinh Long Party Committee Bui Van Nghiem asked for more support from the
Health Ministry in medical equipment and technology transfer to improve its
medical service quality as well as COVID-19 prevention and control capacity.

Earlier, the Health
Ministry’s working group inspected the pandemic prevention and control
activities in the medical station of An Phuoc commune and Medical Centre of
Mang Thit district.

Meanwhile, COVID-19
prevention and control measures have been strengthened in Ho Chi Minh City ahead
of the upcoming general elections.

According to Nguyen
Thi Le, Chairwoman of the People’s Council of HCM City and head of the city’s
Election Committee, amid the risk of another COVID-19 outbreak, the city has
asked localities to pay attention to voters undertaking quarantine and ensuring
safety against the pandemic at election posts, especially those based in local
residents’ houses.

The city has 3,092
election groups with more than 5.5 million voters./.