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Deputy PM urges more drastic actions against COVID-19

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said though complicated, the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically under control, but more drastic actions are needed.
Deputy PM urges more drastic actions against COVID-19 ảnh 1At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said thoughcomplicated, the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically under control, but moredrastic actions are needed.

During a meeting in Hanoi on May 4, Dam, who is also head of theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said thisoutbreak is different from the previous three ones due to pressure from thesouthwestern border and quicker spread of new variants from India.

He also reiterated a need to prepare for a plan in response to ascenario of having 30,000 infection cases, adding that all must strive to notmake it happen.

Dam ordered that from 0:00 on May 4, all who have finished 14-dayquarantine in concentrated facilities and tested negative for the coronavirus twicemust temporarily stay there.

It is a must to enhance the monitoring of the pandemic in the community,zone off affected areas and wipe it out as soon as possible, he said.

Warning of illegal entries across the border, he called onborder guards, authorities and mass organisations from border provinces to keepa close watch over immigrants.

Speaking at the event, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long urgedlocalities to seriously follow directions of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, Government, PrimeMinister, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control aswell as guidelines of the Health Ministry, ministries and agencies concernedbecause the transmission risk is very high.

He underscored a need to continue following the 5K principle,including compulsory mask wearing in public places.

Deputy PM urges more drastic actions against COVID-19 ảnh 2Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

According to him, the Health Ministry is stepping upnegotiations to bring vaccines to Vietnam and facilitate technological transferto produce vaccines at home.

The ministry reported that as of May 4, the world recorded morethan 153 million COVID-19 cases, including over 3.2 million deaths.

As of 6pm on the day, Vietnam logged a total of 2,996 cases, 1,608 of which werelocally transmitted. There were 38 new cases from April 27./.

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