PM asks Tay Ninh, Long An to strengthen COVID-19 prevention, control
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 11 requested the southern border province of Tay Ninh to take actions to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading out in the community, strictly monitor those coming from pandemic-hit areas, and control the border.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Moc Bai - Tay Ninh border gate (Photo: VNA)
Tay Ninh (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh onJuly 11 requested the southern border province of Tay Ninh to take actions toprevent the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading out in the community, strictlymonitor those coming from pandemic-hit areas, and control the border.
Speaking to the province’s leading officials, the leader askedthem to carry out a pandemic prevention scenario at a higher level andin a more effective manner.
He expressed his hope that local forces will strictly followregulations to safeguard the national independence, sovereignty and territorialintegrity, better pandemic prevention and control work, boost economicdevelopment and exports, and maintain and consolidate the friendship andsolidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia.
A representative of Tay Ninh proposed the Government furthersupport the province in conducting quick testing and several issues related tosocio-economic development in the coming time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits COVID-19 treatment hospital No.2 in Long An's Tan Tru district (Photo: VNA)
On July 10, the Government leader also had a working sessionwith leading officials of Long An province, during which he emphasised that theCOVID-19 fight is now the top priority in the southern locality.
He required local authorities to encourage people tostrictly follow the Government’s directives on pandemic prevention and control.
The PM also asked the Ministry of Health to allocate 400,000 vaccinedoses needed to inoculate workers in industrial parks in Long An - the 12thlargest local-level economy in Vietnam./.
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In the past 12 hours to 6 am on July 11, Vietnam recorded 607 new COVID-19 cases, raising the national tally to 26,553 cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits Moc Bai - Tay Ninh border gate (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits COVID-19 treatment hospital No.2 in Long An's Tan Tru district (Photo: VNA) 
