HCM City raises pandemic level of many communes, wards
With Ho Chi Minh City remaining at the Level 1 of pandemic risk (low-risk – new normal), 37 out of the city's total 312 wards and communes have seen their risk rise to Level 2 of medium-risk, according to the municipal Department of Health.
Vaccinating a resident against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – With Ho Chi Minh Cityremaining at the Level 1 of pandemic risk (low-risk – new normal), 37 out of the city's total 312 wards and communes have seen their risk rise to Level 2 of medium-risk when the city began assessing its pandemic level following Decision 218 of the Ministry of Health on February 14,according to the municipal Department of Health.
Among those localities, 28 have a lower-than-requirement rate of full vaccination; and three have recorded adeath rate among COVID-19 patients higher than 6 per 100,000 persons, among othercauses.
Given such developments, the department recommended thecommunes and wards focus on getting their residents receive full doses of COVID-19vaccines; and intensify communications activities to raise public awarenesson self-testing and prompt reports of infections to the authorities to minimisethe rates of severe cases and deaths from the coronavirus.
After the Lunar New Year holiday – the longest festival in Vietnam thatalways sees heavy traffic as people often rush for their family reunion, daily COVID-19cases in HCM City grew slightly but declined to less than 200 on February 13and 14 with a very low number of related deaths.
On January 27, the Ministry of Health issued Decision 218 on COVID-19 risk level assessment, in line with the Government’s resolution on safe adaptation, flexible and effective control of the pandemic.
According to the new guidance, not only the number of new cases, but also the number of patients in severe condition and fatalities will be taken into account when evaluating the pandemic risk level of a locality. /.
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Vaccinating a resident against COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) 
