Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc askedthat each person and enterprise in Vietnam familiarise themselves with the “newnormal”, while chairing a cabinet meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control onSeptember 11.

No new cases of community transmission have been reported for nine daysand a continuous increase in the number of recoveries show that the disease hasbeen brought under control nationwide, he said.

He reiterated the need, however, to remain vigilant, especially in thehealth sector and at hospitals, as there remains a risk of the disease breakingout once more, especially with several re-opening measures being applied in thetime ahead.

Vietnam must continue working on the dual targets of disease preventionand economic development over the remainder of the year to achieve a positivegrowth rate, possibly 3 percent, he emphasised.

He asked ministries, sectors, and localities to create the conditions necessaryfor trade to flourish, and required localities to stay ready to attractinvestment, especially from major partners.

The Government leader asked the health sector to coordinate with ministries,sectors, and localities to publicise the latest disease prevention and controlmeasures and to monitor and test all people entering Vietnam once internationalcommercial flights resume.

He urged the Transport Ministry to direct airlines to consider resumingcommercial flights to and from several nations and regions and opening flightsfor those transiting through Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Laos,and Cambodia.

The ministry was also requested to coordinate with the ministries of Health, National Defence, Public Security, and Foreign Affairs when consideringissues relating to the re-opening of international flights, including selectingprioritised passengers and airports, monitoring and quarantining passengers,and taking test samples.

He asked the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Transport to considerincreasing the frequency of flights to and from countries that have not been sohard hit by the disease, to bring Vietnamese citizens home and facilitate investors,experts, and managers coming to the country.

The ministries of National Defence and Public Security and localitiesneed to control and strictly punish those illegally entering Vietnam, while theministries of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Finance, and Planning andInvestment are asked to continue submitting to the PM measures to carry out thesecond phase of the social welfare assistance package and propose otherpackages in support of others, especially the unemployed./.