PM inspects pandemic control at grassroots level in southern hotspots via online system
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conducted an scheduled inspection of COVID-19 prevention and control tasks in five wards, communes, and townships of Ho Chi Minh City, and southern Long An and Tien Giang provinces where the pandemic is developing complicatedly, via an online system.
Authorities check travel permits of locals in My Tho city, Tien Giang province (Photo: VNA)At a working session with leaders of the five localoties, the PM asked them to continue implementing social distancing and quarantine measures more strictly and effectively, ensuring social security and making sure every citizen could get access to healthcare, while speeding up testing to promptly detect COVID-19 patients.
He also asked to increasing mobile healthcare centres following the Ministry of Health’s guidance as well as organising vaccinations for people safely and effectively.
PM Chinh stressed that the leaders of the local authorities must bear the responsibility on the efficiency of pandemic prevention and control activities in their locality, and report to higher agencies their problems for timely solutions.
After his reecent field trips to loalities in HCM City, southern Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces and the capital city of Hanoi, PM Chinh who is also head of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, has directed the formation of a command centre for COVID-19 prevention and control connecting with 2,594 wards, communes, and townships in 19 cities and provinces applying social distancing measures to keep a close watch on their implementation of pandemic fight directions./.
You should also see
PM calls on ASEAN to pen strategic development vision
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should have a strategic and comprehensive vision, and improve its resilience capacity to grasp opportunities and handle global headwinds for stable and sustainable development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on April 23.
See more
Society
Second banh mi festival slated for May
Ho Chi Minh City will host the second banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) festival on May 17-19, aiming to promote the Vietnamese cuisine which has grown in popularity among foodies from around the globe.
Society
InfographicQ1 2024: 51.3 million workers employed
51.3 million people in Vietnam aged 15 and above were employed during the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 174,100 compared to 2023, or 0.34 percent. The unemployment rate among the country’s working-age population has fallen by 2.24% compared to the same period last year.
Society
Training course opened for mine action workers
A pre-deployment training course for captains and technicians of the mine action for the Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam Peace Village project was opened in Hanoi on April 22.
Society
Exhibition spotlights significance of Dien Bien Phu Victory
Nearly 150 documents and artifacts highlighting the significance, stature, and value of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be displayed at an exhibition slated for April 25 at the Vietnam National Museum of History.
Society
Acting President attends National Humanitarian Month launching ceremony
Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended a ceremony in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 22 to launch the National Humanitarian Month 2024.
