Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 9 chaired a nationwide teleconference between the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and 63 cities and provinces to review the fight against COVID-19 and discuss socio-economic recovery and development in the near future.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 9 chaireda nationwide teleconference between the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and 63 citiesand provinces to review the fight against COVID-19 and discuss socio-economic recovery and development in the near future.
Chinh, who is also head of the National Steering Committee, affirmed that the pandemic has basically beenunder control nationwide, with significant reductions in new infections anddeaths, especially in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of BinhDuong, Dong Nai and Long An.
In the immediate future, he requested issuing a temporary guidelineon safely and flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the pandemic.
Localities were asked to arrange transportation of residentswho wish to return to their hometowns, ensuring traffic safety, social securityand order.
About vaccine strategy, he asked for importing as many vaccinesas possible at the earliest to roll out vaccinations for residents in ascientific, safe and effective manner; and stepping up production of vaccines at homein line with law.
Production must be restored in the spirit of ensuring safety andupholding the sense of responsibility of employers and workers, he said.
The Government leader directed ministries, agencies and localitiesto continue ensuring social welfare for all residents and studying a roadmap to vaccine passport application, re-open schools in safe areas and take measures to ensure political stability and social safety andorder.
Since the fourth pandemic wave began in late April, the country has recorded nearly 828,000 infections, 91 percent of them recovered and 20,300died from the disease. Ten out of 62 localities nationwide have gone through 14 days withoutnew transmissions.
🦹 As of October 8, nearly 51.4 million doses of vaccine were administered, including around 23.8 million first and 13.8 million second shots. Up to52.3 percent of the population aged 18 and above were given the first shots./.
Over the past two years, Hanoi has exerted efforts in the fight against Covid-19. The city is joining the country’s efforts to move towards living safely with Covid-19 to open up the economy.
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Organisations and individuals of working groups who have assisted the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City were honoured at a ceremony held by the municipal Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the city on October 8.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
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Describing Agent Orange as one of the most severe and enduring legacies of the war in Vietnam, Vietnam's former Honorary Consul to Belgium Joseph-Michel de Grand Ry warned that its impact – still affecting generations more than five decades later – could last another two to three decades.
Running from August 4 to September 2, under the hashtag #TuHaoVietNam, the campaign invites participants in two categories: “I Love My Country” video clips and “I Love My Country” check-in photos.
Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, which took effect on the issuance date, introduces amendments that integrate the procedure for reporting and explaining the demand for foreign workers into the process of submitting applications for work permits.
With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
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A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
Although millions of Vietnamese were affected by AO, only over 626,000 individuals, including war veterans and their children suffering from dioxin-related conditions, are currently receiving state benefits.
PM Pham Minh Chinh at the event (Photo: VNA) 
