Army continues assisting southern localities’ fight against COVID-19 after September 30
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the army to continue supporting Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic after September 30 when they begin loosening social distancing measures.
Soldiers deliver food to pandemic-affected people (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requestedthe army to continue supporting Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities infighting the COVID-19 pandemic after September 30 when they begin looseningsocial distancing measures.
Dam, who is deputy head of the National Steering Committeefor COVID-19 Prevention and Control, made the statement at his meeting withrepresentatives from the Defence Ministry’s Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control in HCM City and southern localities on September 29.
According to him, before the localities achieve herdimmunity, it needs to take steps to adjust support forces appropriately.
He hailed efforts by military and military medicine forcesto treat COVID-19 patients and join hands with locals to combat the pandemic.
Soldiers heading to Ho Chi Minh City to help it fight COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, head of theGovernment’s special working group on COVID-19 prevention and control in HCM Cityand southern localities, said after September 30 when HCM City and southern localities start loosening social distancing measures, the army will have adjustments suitable for each locality.
Luong proposed the Vietnam People's Army (VPA)’s General Departmentof Politics assign relevant agencies to coordinate with units and localities toextend disseminations to raise public awareness of pandemic prevention andcontrol.
The VPA General Staff and the General Department ofLogistics should adjust their forces to suit the new situation, he added./.
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Soldiers deliver food to pandemic-affected people (Photo: VNA) 
Soldiers heading to Ho Chi Minh City to help it fight COVID-19 (Photo: VNA) 
