Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam has said 19 southern localities under social distancingorder are expanding areas free from coronavirus (green zones), narrowing andfencing virus-hit areas (red zones) to return to normal at the earliest.
Talking with the press on August 10, Dam, who is also head ofthe National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, attributed theincreasing number of infections to lax social distancing measures inseveral areas over the past time.
He emphasised the Government’s strategy of preventing andminimising new cases across the country. As directed by the Prime Minister,protecting people’s health must be placed above others.
Aboutvaccine supply, he said authorities placed orders in big quantity to achieveherd immunity nationwide, with two shots given to each person. However,delivery time is yet to be fixed.
Asscheduled, the country will not lack vaccines later this year. But in comingweeks, the Health Ministry reported that not many committed batches of vaccineswill arrive, he said.
Accordingto him, the Government agreed to prioritise vaccines to Ho Chi Minh City,Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An – the biggest hotspots of coronavirus, toachieve herd immunity as soon as possible.
He requested that Ho Chi Minh City, and parts ofDong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An must strive to control the pandemic in lateAugust or mid-September. The remaining localities must fulfil the task in the next 20 days./.
