Spraying disinfectant in a high-risk area (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The permanent member of theParty Central Committee’s Secretariat on July 21 sent an official dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control; municipal/provincial Party Committees; the Party Central Committee's Commissions; centrally-run Party Civil Affairs Committees,Party Committees, Party Delegations; and Party Committees of centrally-run non-productive agencies.
The official dispatch says that the Party Committees, administrations at all levels, mass organisations andpeople from walks of life have strived to overcome difficulties and promptlyadopted measures to fight the pandemic. However, the fourth wave of infections with the largest scale and fastest-ever spreading speed, the people’s lives and health as well asproduction and business activities have been badly affected.
At a checkpoint in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen district (Photo: VNA) In order to improve the efficiency of the fightagainst the pandemic in the current urgent situation, the permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat called on the entirepolitical system to give the top focus on the work. The Party Committees andorganisations must continue seriously, drastically and effectively followingdirections of the Politburo, Secretariat, Government, Prime Minister, NationalSteering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and the Health Ministry’sguidelines in the new situation, especially the Politburo’s conclusionNo.07-KL/TW dated June 11 on several key tasks on COVID-19 prevention andcontrol and socio-economic development.
He asked for offering timely commendation andreward to individuals, organisations and localities in the work while seriouslypunishing those who violate prevention and control measures.
Secretaries of the municipal/provincial Party Committees andheads of the Party Committees must pool the involvement of the entire political system; createpublic consensus; direct seriously follow tracing, quarantine, testing,vaccination measures, particularly in localities that are implementing thePrime Minister’s Directive No.16 and high-risk areas; supply necessities topeople and procure equipment for the effort, take responsibility for the workbefore the Politburo and Secretariat.
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Controland the health sector were assigned to direct localities to outline scenarios andadopt testing and treatment measures that suit the situation, step up theresearch, production and injection of vaccines.
Checking temperature in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) The Party Central Committee’s Mass MobilisationCommission, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organisations were asked to raise awareness, responsibility and pandemic prevention and control skills among their members and the people, and provide care for residents,especially those in difficulties and vulnerable groups.
Apart from joining in the COVID-19 fight, armed forces were urged toensure security and order, stay vigilant, punish those who take advantage ofthe pandemic to distort, incite and sabotage national security, social safetyand order.
The Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for Information and Education, and the Ministry ofInformation and Communications must direct press and news agencies to orientpublic opinions, contributing to creating high consensus on pandemic preventionand control./.
