Covid-19 prevention tasks in Vietnam have been eased to the maximum possible extent to provide more favorable conditions for traveling, production, study, and tourism purposes. However, medical declaration procedures recently in Tan Son Nhat International Airport have caused severe congestion, tiring tourists and citizens out.
According to Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, in the current new normal period, agencies and enterprises have resumed operations, and schools have reopened. Therefore, the health sector needs to have regulations and guidelines in line with reality, including the 5K regulation, to avoid the situation in which regulations cannot be applicable.
The Department of Culture and Social Affairs under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council yesterday had a meeting with the Municipal Department of Education and Training and the HCMC Department of Health on difficulties in the in-person class implementation for students and teachers.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai has just signed a decision to cease the operation of Covid-19 Prevention and Control Command Post.
Tet Holiday is coming in around one month, and Ho Chi Minh City must try its best to provide its dwellers a blissful and safe holiday to compensate for the previous harsh year, said Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen in the 4th (expanded) meeting of Thu Duc City Party Committee, term I from 2020-2025.
The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Ministry of Public Security, on November 13, agreed that the PC-Covid application is the only application for the Covid-19 prevention and control. Besides, the VN-eID application, managed by the Ministry of Public Security serving citizen identification, will be a long-term application to serve society.
“This is the most meaningful investment promotion. Especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, this action is even more meaningful," Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen praised the Management Board of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) for prioritizing the health and life of workers and laborers above all.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen had a surprise inspection on Covid-19 prevention in Hoc Mon District because the pandemic had shown signs of being complicated again here.
Although the supply of goods has been increasing, strangely, traders have to move out of the market to be able to sell their goods. The reason is that more and more spontaneous markets mushroom around the market areas and buyers are reluctant to go inside the market because of strict Covid-19 prevention and control regulations.
According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City, 103 out of 234 traditional markets have resumed operations in the city by October 22. Localities that have not reopened markets yet include District 7, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, and Nha Be districts. It is expected that districts in HCMC will reopen 19 more markets from now until October 25.
