The Ministry of Health (MoH) has demanded provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide press on with anti-COVID-19 measures amid a surge in new infections, stressing that minimising deaths is currently the top priority.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked Vinh Phuc to boost IT application and expand the vaccine coverage while examining this northern province’s performance in the COVID-19 combat on October 20.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 launched a special emulation movement that appeals to people nationwide to stay united and join in efforts to combat against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laos is stepping up the COVID-19 vaccination programme while the Philippine Government is also encouraging its people to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease.
Leaders or representatives of religious organisations, establishments and congregations will be held accountable if their places of worship fail to follow COVID-19 prevention and control rules resulting in virus transmission among dignitaries, followers, and the community, according to the Government Committee for Religious Affairs.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has stressed the need for Vietnam to capitalise on every opportunity to develop and produce COVID-19 vaccines, noting that self-sufficiency in supply is critical to disease prevention and control.
Hanoi will continue social distancing until at least April 22 under the Prime Minister’s directions, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said on April 15, noting that the city is currently in the decisive week of the COVID-19 battle.
Authorities in Hanoi are ramping up efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus from Bach Mai Hospital, considered the biggest and most complex hotbed of COVID-19 in Vietnam at present, after more than 10 cases linked with this large hospital have been recorded.
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