In an interview granted to VietnamPlus, Dr. Nguyen Van Dang, a public governance and policy researcher from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics said the policy of merging some provincial-level administrative units, eliminating district-level units, and continuing to merge commune-level units presents an opportunity to define a new mission for the commune-level political system, moving toward modern local governance.
Four people have been killed, two others injured and more than 72,000 households affected by flooding in 30 provinces of Thailand since September 28, according to the country’s Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Localities nationwide have assessed and announced pandemic levels to safely and flexibly adapt to as well as effectively control the COVID-19 pandemic.
33 provinces, cities nationwide have classified COVID-19 into four levels under Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP promoting provisional regulations on safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19.
Several provinces, enterprises and universities nationwide will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to their residents, staff and students in order to share the financial burden for pandemic prevention and control.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has coordinated with northern, northeastern, eastern and central provinces to brace for summer storms during March 14 to 18, 2019.
Provinces across the country are taking action to prevent the spread of disease that has affected cattle and poultry breeding facilities and farms in recent weeks.
