Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (Photo: VNA)Speaking at an online meeting on January 28 with the steeringcommittees for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control of northern Hai Duongand Quang Ninh provinces where new outbreaks have been discovered, Dam, who ishead of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control,said that as the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread faster and become more dangerous,pandemic control activities must be conducted more quickly and drastically.
The Deputy PM noted that Vietnam has for the first timefound two outbreaks at the same time with 82 infections, showing the higherspeed of spreading of the new variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
He lauded the Health Ministry and the two provinces’ quickresponse to the outbreaks in the spirit of “fighting the pandemic like fightingthe enemy.”
“We have not wasted any minute, any hour and this spirit should be continued,” he stressed.
Along with the tracing of people who had close contact withthe newly-discovered cases, he asked the Health Ministry and the two provincesto expand investigation on cases related to Van Don International Airport inQuang Ninh, thus defining all passengers going through the airport in the past15 days to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading.
A lockdown order has been issued for Cong Hoa commune in HaiDuong’s Chi Linh city and Dong Trieu township and the Van Don InternationalAirport in Quang Ninh.
He requested all ministries, sectors and localities tostrictly follow all medical guidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control./.
VNA
