President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) presents a third-class Labour Order to the Party Organisation, administration and people of Bac Giang (Photo: VNA)
Bac Giang (VNA) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 18 paid aworking visit to the northern province of Bac Giang and presented a third-class LabourOrder to the provincial Party Organisation, administration and people, making it the first locality in the country to be awarded by theState leader for achievements in COVID-19 prevention and control.
In early May, Bac Giang faced unprecedenteddifficulties and challenges when the new strain of SARS-CoV-2 rapidly spread inlocal industrial zones. The pandemic seriously affected all aspects of life, economyand society of the province with production and business activities suspendedand the safety, health and life of local people, especially workers, seriously influenced.
Thanks to the high determination and joint efforts of theentire political system and people from all walks of life, the pandemic has been put under complete control in the province.
Businesses and industrial parks have restored normalproduction and business activities. In addition, the province also sent sixdelegations with a total of 258 health workers to assist southern provinces in the fightagainst the pandemic.
President Phuc said that many effective anti-pandemic modelsinitiated by Bac Giang are valuable experience lessons in COVID-19 preventionand control that can be standardised to apply in other localities.
He asked the province to stay vigilant to protect theachieved results and prevent the pandemic from breaking out again.
It is necessary to support and create all favourableconditions for enterprises to access loans and expand production, create afavourable business environment to attract more investment, and focus onunlocking all resources, removing difficulties and obstacles, boosting economicdevelopment and soon becoming a budget-autonomy province.
Bac Giang also needs to quickly complete its developmentplanning scheme in the context of the new normal so as to soon become a major productioncentre of the region, the President stressed.
The province is working hard to complete the dual goal of pandemic containment, and production recovery and socio-economic development.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phan The Tuan told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that as of June 30, Bac Giang had counted 481 FDI projects with total registered capital amounting to 6.82 billion USD.
The locality had suspended the four industrial parks of Quang Chau, Van Trung, Song Khe-Noi Hoang and Quang Chau, to prevent pandemic spread, according to the official.
Many FDI firms have donated machines and medical equipment in service of the pandemic combat in the locality, while contributing nearly 10 billion VND (433,453 USD) to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund.
During the outbreak, Bac Giang prioritised the production of essential goods and the operation of enterprises that join the global supply chain, Tuan said.
Businesses in the locality allowed only employees testing negative for the coronavirus to work, offered accommodations and pick-up and drop-off services, and divided workers in groups in an efforts to prevent pandemic spread.
The firms have also established groups in charge of COVID-19 prevention and control, and conducted testing for their employees.
The model has proven effective, Tuan said, further explaining that it has helped to maintain production and control the pandemic.
As of the end of July 5, 160 businesses, mostly FDI firms at industrial parks, with 60,000 workers, had resumed operations, according to the official.
Tuan said Bac Giang has set up a steering committee for the restoration of industrial production, trade and services, along with working groups tasked with guiding enterprises in COVID-19 prevention and control, and removing difficulties in production and business./.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) presents a third-class Labour Order to the Party Organisation, administration and people of Bac Giang (Photo: VNA) 
