NATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCE ON COVID-19 PREVENTION

The government office held the video conference with the National Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control and localities across the country. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over the conference. The conference was taking place in the presence of deputy prime ministers, leaders of ministries, sectors and localities. Attending the conference in Haiphong city were Mr. Nguyen Van Tung – Chairman of Haiphong People’s Committee; Mr. Le Khac Nam – Vice Chairman of Haiphong People’s Committee and leaders of relevant sectors and branches.

Delivering his speech at the conference, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the health sector and localities who have timely applied a range of innovative and synchronous measures, as a result the epicenters in Hai Duong ad Quang Ninh provinces have been so far basically under control. However, the infection in Ho Chi Minh city is rapidly widespreading. The premier asked the health sector to take sterner directions. The instant measures that should be taken at the current time are wearing facial masks and not gathering in groups. People, producers and traders are advised not to travel if unnecessary to contain infection during the lunar New Year festival.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi to propose particular measures for localities in accordance with the current developments of the pandemic. He also approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health for social distancing under the Directives No.15 and No.16 in several residential quarters and districts recording new infected cases./.