
Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Hoang Thi Thuy Lan said Vinh Phuc is determined to maintain theachievements in the pandemic fight and economic development, noting that its currentpriority is preventing and controlling COVID-19 since the pandemic situation inneighbouring Phu Tho province is developing complicatedly.
It is ready to assist nearbyprovinces in dealing with coronavirus outbreaks and ensure the flow of goods, butit is also tightening control to minimise risks of virus transmission, she noted.
Lan expressed her hope that theGovernment will issue more flexible instructions so that localities can takeproactive moves against COVID-19 in line with the reality.
As many as 502,746 people aged 18and above, equivalent to 62.1 percent of the targeted group, in Vinh Phuc havebeen vaccinated against the disease, including 115,961 fully inoculated.
The province has gone through nearly80 days without community coronavirus transmission.
With the resolve to become asustainable “green zone” in the pandemic combat and socio-economic development,it posted economic growth of 9.62 percent in the first nine months of 2021. It hasalso reached and surpassed many other socio-economic targets, according to theofficial.
Applauding Vinh Phuc’s attainments,Deputy PM Dam asked the province to step up the application of informationtechnology in the COVID-19 fight, accelerate the update of information aboutpeople’s vaccination status and testing results on the common system, expandthe vaccine coverage, and pay attention to anti-pandemic measures in schoolsand industrial parks.
Vinh Phuc should take flexible movesagainst COVID-19 that match the local situation while closely coordinating withneighbouring localities to bring outbreaks under control and keep the flow ofgoods uninterrupted, he went on, adding that the Government will assignrelevant ministries and sectors to soon issue guidelines to facilitatelocalities’ pandemic prevention and control./.