Thi Nghe market in Ben Thanh district, HCM City, still remains crowed. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho ChiMinh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on April 9 pointed out that someunits and people are failing to remain vigilant during the fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic.
HCM City has reported no new COVID-19 cases for sixconsecutive days, from April 4-9, which has led to complacency, he said at ameeting of the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Given this, Liem ordered districts to continueobserving the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 16/CT-TTg on social distancing,especially in crowded places like supermarkets and industrial and processingzones.
Competent authorities need to continue testing peoplewho arrived in Vietnam after March 8 but have yet to be quarantined, whilecontinuing medical quarantine for passengers at the domestic airport terminal andSaigon railway station, he said.
According to the official, HCM City is also inspectingthe operation of production facilities, factories and industrial and processingzones to deal with those that do not follow safety regulations.
In this regard, Secretary of the municipal Party’sCommittee Nguyen Thien Nhan said on April 8 businesses that failed to ensurecomplete safety must be closed down.
As of April 9 afternoon, the southern metropolis hadconfirmed 54 COVID-19 cases, of whom 37 have been discharged from hospitalafter making a complete recovery, while the remainder are being treated instable conditions.
A total of 650 people are being monitored atconcentrated quarantine areas and 1,114 are under self-quarantine at home./.
VNA
