Dam, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, asked enterprises to arrange work shifts to make it easier for quarantine in case of infections.

Once Covid-19 cases are found at industrial parks, testing results must be produced within a day to accelerate contact tracing and quarantine, the official requested.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting.

He asked localities to use different testing methods for different groups of people, and implement the quarantine and lock-down work flexibly and creatively.

According to the Deputy PM, all of the workers who are at the high risk of infection would be vaccinated against the coronavirus in July, while the inoculation for employees at industrial parks nationwide is expected to be completed in August.

At the meeting, leaders of localities with industrial parks like Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Tay Ninh and Ba Ria-Vung Tau said they have drawn up scenarios for Covid-19 infections in the industrial parks.

Nguyen Huong Giang, Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of northern Bac Ninh province, which has been hit hard by the pandemic, said relevant forces should quickly take actions in contact tracing and sealing off pandemic clusters, while focusing on testing.

She also stressed the significance of screen testing to detecting Covid-19 cases at industrial parks.

Le Anh Duong, Chairwoman of the neighbouring province of Bac Giang, also stricken by the pandemic, pointed out major causes of transmission at industrial parks, and suggested other localities prepare on-the-spot plans, especially improving testing capacity.

More donations to Covid-19 vaccine fund

The Covid-19 vaccine fund continues to receive donations from many organisations and individuals both in and outside the country.

Bac Giang lychee safe from Covid-19

As the latest outbreak of Covid-19 continues to make its presence felt in Bac Giang province, local lychee growers are focusing on protecting their crop. A host of measures have been adopted to ensure their lychees are safe from the disease.

Bac Giang aims to see no more Covid-19 cases after June 21

(BGO) - The People's Committee of Bac Giang province has directed the People's Committees of districts and Bac Giang city and the provincial Industrial Parks Management Board to devise plans to control the Covid-19 epidemic in the province, with the goal of having no new cases detected after June 21.

Heat-resistant Covid-19 testing chambers put into operation to facilitate frontliners

An air-conditioned chamber has been put into operation in Tan Yen District Health Centre in Bac Giang province to facilitate frontline workers collecting samples for Covid-19 testing, amid the intense heat in the North in recent days.

Tech center established to manage Covid data

A national technology center has been set up to manage all Covid-19 data and ensure security for related platforms.

Source: NDO/VNA