PM requires localities to candidly identify hindrances of COVID-19 combat

PM requires localities to candidly identify hindrances of COVID-19 combat

HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday chaired an online meeting with localities to find out the root cause of the surge in COVID- 一 九 cases within the co妹妹unity, and seek drastic measures to curb the pandemic spread.

The PM, who is also head of the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for COVID- 一 九 Prevention and Control, stressed that the pandemic is unpredictable with the emergence of the Omicron variant, while COVID- 一 九 infections and death toll in the country keep rising, hence the meeting.

He required localities to candidly identify problems and difficulties in the pandemic fight, and raise proposals regarding vaccines, treatment drugs, medical supplies as well as the direction and implementation work.

PM Chính stressed that extra efforts are needed to reduce the numbers of new cases, severe cases, and fatalities.

He asked localities to continue implementing the Government’s Resolution  一 二 八/NQ-CP dated October  一 一,  二0 二 一 on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID- 一 九 pandemic. No locality is allowed to issue regulations contrary to those by the upper level.

The Ministry of Health reported that in the fourth wave of outbreaks to December  一 五, the country recorded more than  一. 四 million cases of COVID- 一 九, with  二 八, 五00 deaths. Over  一 million patients had recovered.

In the week from December  九 to  一 五, the country detected  一0 六, 九 一 八 new infections, including  六 四, 七 二 三 found in the co妹妹unity. Most of the new cases were reported in the southern region ( 七 一. 二 per cent).

The ministry forecast that new infections and deaths would increase in many localities in the time ahead as social activities have been resumed, people begin to let guard down and new variants spread quickly, among other reasons. VNS