PM Pham Minh Chinh inspects COVID-19 prevention and control in Binh Duong (Photo: VNA)Binh Duong (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 27 askedthe southern province of Binh Duong, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19pandemic, to quickly conduct testing for all local residents to earlydetect infection cases.
PM Chinh, who is Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control, visited and had a working session with the province’sleading officials to discuss pandemic prevention and control measures in thelocality.
Asking Binh Duong to consider each ward, commune and factory as afortress, and each person as a soldier in this combat, the Government leader requestedthe province to strive to put the pandemic under control from September 15.
He also required the Ministry of Health to continue prioritizing vaccinesagainst COVID-19 for the province.
The provincialPeople’s Committee proposed the Government and the Ministry of Health tocontinue allocating vaccines to inject 2 million people living in high-riskareas and providing drugs to treat COVID-19 patients.
Chairman ofthe provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh pledged that Binh Duong will continue to give the toppriority to mobilising all resources for pandemic prevention and control, andimplement response plans for a scenario when the number of infections reaches 150,000.
He alsoproposed the Ministry of Health and other localities to continue sending medical workers to assist the province as many medics of otherlocalities will finish their support in the coming time and the province isalso lacking medical personnel for 100 mobile medical stations.
Binh Duong ishome to 2.5 million people. It has to date recorded over 86,000 COVID-19 cases,of whom 9,715 are being quarantined at home. As of August 26, the province hadadministered 801,601 vaccine doses.
To date, over2.1 million local people have received support with the total funding of 1.12trillion VND (49 million USD). The provincial People's Committee is proposingthe Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance to consider a plan to supportlocal budget spending of 7.65 trillion VND./.
PM Chinh, who is Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control, visited and had a working session with the province’sleading officials to discuss pandemic prevention and control measures in thelocality.
Asking Binh Duong to consider each ward, commune and factory as afortress, and each person as a soldier in this combat, the Government leader requestedthe province to strive to put the pandemic under control from September 15.
He also required the Ministry of Health to continue prioritizing vaccinesagainst COVID-19 for the province.
The provincialPeople’s Committee proposed the Government and the Ministry of Health tocontinue allocating vaccines to inject 2 million people living in high-riskareas and providing drugs to treat COVID-19 patients.
Chairman ofthe provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh pledged that Binh Duong will continue to give the toppriority to mobilising all resources for pandemic prevention and control, andimplement response plans for a scenario when the number of infections reaches 150,000.
He alsoproposed the Ministry of Health and other localities to continue sending medical workers to assist the province as many medics of otherlocalities will finish their support in the coming time and the province isalso lacking medical personnel for 100 mobile medical stations.
Binh Duong ishome to 2.5 million people. It has to date recorded over 86,000 COVID-19 cases,of whom 9,715 are being quarantined at home. As of August 26, the province hadadministered 801,601 vaccine doses.
To date, over2.1 million local people have received support with the total funding of 1.12trillion VND (49 million USD). The provincial People's Committee is proposingthe Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance to consider a plan to supportlocal budget spending of 7.65 trillion VND./.
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