(HBO) – As from July, Hoa Binh province and other localities nationwide have entered a new fight against COVID-19, which is fiercer and more complex.
A visitor to the
headquarters of the Military Command of Tan Lac district has his body
temperature checked.
The
return of the pandemic has affected daily activities of local residents.
However, under the instructions of the Government, ministries and agencies, locals’
awareness of COVID-19 prevention and control has improved significantly. The
majority of the population have stayed calm but vigilant in the fight.
According
to market management forces, there is no scarcity of essential products like
face masks and hand sanitisers at local pharmacies over the past 20 days.
Hoa
Binh has reported no cases of COVID-19 local infections so far. There are six COVID-19
patients in the province, who all returned from Russia and were quarantined at a
facility of Regiment 814. Four of the six cases were discharged from hospital
on August 4 while the remainder are being treated at the provincial general
hospital.
More
than 700 people in Hoa Binh are under quarantine at home. As many as 2,066
people returned from the central city of Da Nang,
now Vietnam’s
major pandemic hotspot.
The
province has traced people who had contract with the returnees for quarantining
and testing. Some
24,700 people have made voluntary medical declarations, with 1,475 cases verified
on the COVID-19 information system.
Hoang
Thi Thuy, Deputy Director of the provincial Health Department, suggested people
stay calm and updated, and should not stock up on face masks and food, while
implementing prevention and control measures./.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
Cao Phong district has witnessed signs of economic improvement over the recent past thanks to efforts by local authorities to promote agricultural, industrial, and handicraft development.
On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.