A health worker handles samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) According to the PM’sofficial dispatch issued on December 19, the COVID-19 pandemic remains highlyunpredictable around the world amid the emergence of Omicron, which has beenfound to spread much faster than the Delta variant.
Though Vietnam hasn’t seen anyOmicron cases, the numbers of infections, patients in critical condition, andrelated deaths have still been on the rise, and the healthcare systems in somelocalities have become overloaded, it said.
Facing that fact and the highpossibility of recording Omicron in the country, the PM asked the Ministry ofHealth to keep a close watch on the global pandemic situation to make timelyguidelines, propose necessary and appropriate measures to the PM, and increasemonitoring so as to detect any new variant early.
All ministries, sectors, and provincial-levelPeople’s Committees have to step up the application of COVID-19 prevention andcontrol measures, boost examination, and strictly deal with those who violateanti-pandemic rules.
The Government leader toldthe Health Ministry and provincial-level administrations to organise as safeand fast as possible vaccination and ensure that no persons subject tovaccination are left without full inoculation, especially the ones in high-riskgroups.
They were also requested toincrease training in home treatment to avoid overloading at higher-leverhospitals and enhance the capacity of the healthcare system at all levels.
Meanwhile, the Ministry ofInformation and Communications was demanded to promptly complete IT tools andwork with relevant sides to conduct uniform and effective application. This ministryalso needs to coordinate with the Party Central Committee’s Information andEducation Commission to step up communications to raise public awareness of thepandemic, Omicron, and prevention measures, according to the dispatch./.
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