Speaking at the event, Long strongly recommended people wear face masks when leaving home, stressing the need for the strict handling of violations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chairs the meeting.

Noting the complicated nature of the series of Covid-19 cases in Hai Duong, he stated that the Ministry of Health (MOH) will help the province to trace, quarantine, localise and stamp out the outbreaks, as well as promptly restore the entire Covid-19 testing system in four local medical facilities and conduct large-scale screening with a projected 1,500 samples per day.

Regarding the situation in Da Nang and Quang Nam, the ministry is continuing to accelerate the progress of sampling and expanding community testing, aimed at bringing the pandemic in these two localities under control by the end of the month, the acting minister said.

Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long speaks at the meeting.

At the meeting, members of the steering committee agreed on the need to strengthen Covid-19 treatment in Da Nang and Quang Nam, asking the Ministries of Public Security, National Defence and Foreign Affairs to enhance their management of and tighten the inspection of foreigners into Vietnam for work.

They proposed mass media and organisations actively call on the people to maintain their observance of Covid-19 prevention and control measures, stating that until the introduction of an effective vaccine,, people need to follow the spirit of “co-existing with the disease” and changing the habits of the whole society to promptly respond to other diseases.

American woman offers plasma for Covid-19 research

An American woman living in HCMC who recently recovered from Covid-19 has registered to donate plasma to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.

Luxshare ICT Co.,Ltd donates 1 billion VND and 50,000 face masks to Bac Giang province to fight against Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province (PPC) on August 12 received the medical face masks and expenses donated by Luxshare-ICT Company Limited (Van Trung industrial park) for the local Covid-19 prevention and control. The event was attended by PPC Chairman Duong Van Thai, PPC Vice Chairman Le Anh Duong, Chairman of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) Tran Cong Thang.  

Businesses donate VND2.2 billion to help Quang Nam fight against Covid-19

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quang Nam Province on August 12 received VND2.2 billion in donations from local businesses to support the central province in its Covid-19 fight.

VN confirms three new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday morning

VN confirms three new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday morning.

PM orders effective Covid-19 prevention strategies

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested ministries and localities to build effective strategies to cope with Covid-19 in terms of economy and health, while chairing a virtual meeting with permanent members of the Government in Hanoi on August 12.

Source: NDO