He regarded the “5K principle”, vaccines, treatment drugs, technologies, public awareness and other solutions as crucial factors to safely and flexibly adapt to and effectively control the pandemic.

The “5K principle” was issued by the Ministry of Health, covering khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration).

At the event.

PM Chinh applauded the Ministry of Health and relevant ministries and agencies, especially scientists, researchers and producers of Covid-19 vaccines and treatment drugs for their efforts over the past time.

He called for closer coordination to remove difficulties in research as well as administrative and legal procedures, striving to produce Covid-19 vaccines and treatment drugs at home.

The nation’s interests, and the public’s health and life must be the top priority, the PM emphasised.

PM Chinh assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate with other relevant ministries and agencies to review institutions to facilitate the process.

The Ministry of Health reported that as of November 25, Vietnam had administered about 116.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with 47.4 million people fully vaccinated.

The country has engaged in technology transfer, research and trial of such vaccines as Nano Covax, COVIVAC, ARCT-154, HIPRA, Sputnik V, Shionogi and some vaccines of Cuba and India. Six factories have registered for Covid-19 treatment drug production.

Viet Yen synchronously develops all tourism types

(BGO)- With more than 340 historical sites and many traditional craft villages, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province) boasts great potential for tourism development. Over the past time, the local Party committee and authorities have focused resources on investing in transport infrastructure, restoring and embellishing relic sites and developing suitable tours and tourism routes, thus creating a premise to promote the "non-smoke industry".

Three Vietnam tourist cities among world's 100 greatest places

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc have made it onto the global list of 100 greatest places to explore on Earth as voted by Time magazine.

Hue to open night street zone around royal citadel in January

Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to tourist town Hue, plan to open a night street zone around the Imperial Citadel in January to boost its nighttime economy.

Vietnamese female entrepreneurs awarded prizes for planning for success

Forty female entrepreneurs won prizes in the competition “Women entrepreneurs planning for success” funded by the Netherlands Government and implemented by Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi on November 25.

Industry gets rapid recovery

(BGO) – Though Bac Giang province used to be the Covid-19 epicenter in 20201, with the drastic instruction from the provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee, the industrial production in the province have well maintained and developed. The industrial production value in ten months increase about 9.95 percent comparing to the figure last year. 

Source: NDO/VNA