Deputy PM Dam asks for preventing pandemic from spreading to safe areas

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked authorities and relevant forces to work hard to prevent COVID-19 in lockdown areas in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang from spreading to safe areas or adjacent localities.
Deputy PM Dam asks for preventing pandemic from spreading to safe areas ảnh 1Workers return to work after testing negative to SARS-CoV-2 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hasasked authorities and relevant forces to work hard to prevent COVID-19 inlockdown areas in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang fromspreading to safe areas or adjacent localities.

During an online meeting with leaders of the two provinceson May 30, Dam, who is also head of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19Prevention and Control, noted that they must focus on not only fighting thepandemic in industrial parks (IPs) and clusters but also restoring productionoutside IPs.  
Deputy PM Dam asks for preventing pandemic from spreading to safe areas ảnh 2Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

As Ho Chi Minh City is now applying social distancingmeasures, Dam asked the Transport Ministry to not arrange for flights carryingVietnamese citizens from abroad land in the city for 14 days since the date themeasures took effect.

Similarly, the capital city of Hanoi will not receiveflights from abroad for a week.
Deputy PM Dam asks for preventing pandemic from spreading to safe areas ảnh 3Deputy PM Le Van Thanh at the working session with Bac Giang officials (Photo: VNA)

During a working session with Bac Giang provincialauthorities on May 30, Deputy PM Le Van Thanh asked the province to quicklysubmit reports on the local production and business situation, COVID-19prevention and control work and related proposals to the Government.

He instructed the province to intensify pandemic countermeasuresin IPs and boost the consumption of farm produce.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong askedfor support in both material and human resources to meet demand in testing anddata entry work. He also appealed for help in tackling difficulties in sellinglychee in the southern market./.
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