Ho Chi Minh City has called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday after Vietnam identified 82 new COVID-19 cases related to the two that were diagnosed on January 27, the highest number recorded in a single day in the country.
HCM City authorities during an online meeting on January 28 called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has called for tighter measures toprevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year)holiday after Vietnam identified 82 new COVID-19 cases related to thetwo that were conformed late on January 27, the highest number recorded in a singleday in the country.
Speakingat an online meeting on January 28, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Vo Van Hoan said the city’s authorities have ordered all ofits districts and Thu Duc city to limit organisation of festivals orevents and mass gatherings of people in high-risk areas such assupermarkets, train and bus stations, airports, schools, businesses andfactories.
Gatheringsof people must comply with the requirements and guidance of the health ministry.
Thecity’s measures aim to ensure health and safety for its citizens duringthe upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, only two weeks away.
Thecity, which is focusing on strict management of foreign entries, saidit has told its local health department to intensify supervisionof medical quarantine regulations to detect and treat any infections to preventthe virus from spreading.
Thedepartment must also take steps to ensure that all medical workers in diseaseprevention and control are fully aware of the situation and that they fulfilltheir responsibilities to carry out disease prevention plans andscenarios.
Thedepartment will assign tasks to individuals and unitsif any cases are detected.
Thecity strongly recommends that people continue to strictly follow theministry’s measures to prevent winter-spring diseases, including COVID-19.
Thecity continues to promote its 5K (in Vietnamese) message: Khautrang (face mask) – Khu khuan (disinfection) – Khoang cach (distance)– Khong tu tap (no gathering) – Khai bao y te (healthdeclaration).
Asof January 28 afternoon, the city had identified seven people as F1contacts (direct contact with the patient in Quang Ninh province).Six of them have tested negative for the virus for the first test. The otheris waiting for his test results, according to Nguyen Tan Binh, Directorof the municipal Department of Health./.
The northern province of Quang Ninh, where a new COVID-19 outbreak has been discovered, has received 10,000 SARS-CoV-2 testing kits worth more than 28,000 USD presented by SunGroup.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on January 28 asked relevant units to establish three COVID-19 treatment hospitals in the northern province of Hai Duong, where 73 community infection cases were confirmed over the past two days.
Hanoi’s Department of Transport on January 28 ordered the suspension of passenger transport by road between the capital city and the northern province of Quang Ninh where a new outbreak of COVID-19 has been detected.
Vietnam recorded nine new community infections of COVID-19 over the past 12 hours as of 6am on January 29, according the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
HCM City authorities during an online meeting on January 28 called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo: VNA) 
