PM asks for application of “5K plus vaccine and technology” in COVID-19 fight
Vietnam must apply the principle of "5K plus vaccine and technology" in preventing and controlling COVID-19 to ensure that the pandemic is curbed early and remotely, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam must apply the principle of "5K plus vaccine and technology" in preventing and controlling COVID-19 to ensure that the pandemic is curbed early and remotely, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The Government leader made the suggestion at a national teleconference on the COVID-19 situation and urgent solutions to contain the spread of the pandemic on May 29.
He emphasised the necessity to fight the pandemic with the spirit of “fighting the pandemic is like fighting the enemy”, protect people's health, ensure the maintenance of goods production chains and circulation, thus realising the dual goal of COVID-19 containment and socio-economic development.
The PM also asked for the combination of both prevention and attack measures in the fight against the pandemic.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long affirmed that accessing sources of COVID-19 vaccines is one of the priorities of not only Vietnam but also many countries around the world.
Vietnam aims to access COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible and ensure the widest vaccination coverage, he said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said that it is developing a plan to settle social insurance policy for employees who have to undergo medical quarantine serving the COVID-19 prevention and control under the sickness policy.
Accordingly, quarantined labourers will be entitled a subsidy equivalent to 75 percent of their salaries which are used to pay social insurance premiums./.
The US-based Brookings Institute on May 20 ran an article attributing Vietnam’s success in COVID-19 containment to its improved governance and policy coordination.
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Strong export growth and a successful campaign to contain the spread of COVID-19 have supported Vietnam’s economy through the pandemic and allowed the government to adopt a restrained fiscal policy response, says Fitch Ratings.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on May 26 inspected COVID-19 prevention and control at industrial parks (IPs) in the northern province of Bac Giang, and reported on the situation in the locality to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh through a virtual meeting.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
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