A police officer stands at a checkpoint on a street in HCM City (Photo: VNA) In a directive issued onAugust 22, the mayor requested leaders of local departments, sectors, andlocalities, along with enterprises, to follow the enhanced social distancingand measures against COVID-19 in a “thorough, strict, drastic, and effective”manner.
The directive stressed thatpeople is the centre and also the main player in the pandemic combat. It is the responsibility, obligation, and interest of each people to protectthemselves, their families, and the community.
It demanded tighteningcontrol over persons granted travel permits, rapidly conducting mass COVID-19testing citywide during the social distancing period to detect infected casesas soon as possible, speeding up vaccination, and setting up another 400 mobilehealth clinics.
Besides, social security mustalso be ensured, the directive said, requiring that the second support package must reach all those who have not gained access to previous support, two million bags of relief aids be prepared for the underprivileged andnutritious meals delivered for disadvantaged COVID-19 patients, and sufficient supply of foodand essential goods must be ensured for local residents under lockdown.
The mayor also orderedstronger communications to strengthen people’s trust in and awareness of enhancedsocial distancing and anti-pandemic measures, and to deal with wronginformation in a timely manner.
HCM City recorded 4,193 new casesin 24 hours as of 6pm on August 22, raising the number of local infections to175,994 in the fourth wave of COVID-19 that began on April 27./.
VNA
