PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asks medical facilities need to seriously observe COVID-19 preventive measures. (Photo: Ministry of Health)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the strict implementationof COVID-19 prevention and control measures at medical facilities.
At a Governmentmeeting on August 12, the leader pointed to the high risk of transmission inthe upcoming ten days and asked localities to mobilised resources in contacttracing, quarantine, testing and treatment. The health ministry will helplocalities with the work.
Forces participatingin the fight, especially health workers, police and army, must beequipped with protective suits, he said, stressing the need to stay vigilantduring the combat.
PM Phuc asked thehealth sector to step up personnel training and better deal with suspectedcases.
Physical distancing measuresshould be rolled out for vulnerable groups like the elderly and those with chronicdiseases, he said, ordering more testing facilities in localities.
The PM requested thehealth ministry to continue researching COVID-19 vaccine, analyse causes of theprevious deaths to minimise fatalities, and coordinate with localities in thefight.
The Ministries ofNational Defence, and Public Security, and provincial People’s Committees wereasked to tighten inspection at border areas to prevent illegal immigration.
Localities shouldtake into consideration the scale and duration of the imposition of socialdistancing measures, he said.
The PM emphasised the need to create favourable conditions for foreign investors,experts, managers and skillful labourers to enter Vietnam in line with COVID-19prevention and control regulations.
He again called onpeople to install Bluezone, a locally-developedcontact-tracing app to identify and alert people who have interacted withCOVID-19 patients./.
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