PM orders gradual normalisation of COVID-19 pandemic

PM orders gradual normalisation of COVID-19 pandemic

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday requested the gradual normalisation of the COVID- 一 九 pandemic.

He was speaking at a teleconference between the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for COVID- 一 九 Prevention and Control with ministries, sectors, and  六 三 provinces and cities.

PM Chính ordered readiness without neglect and subjectivity as the pandemic may continue developing in a complicated and unpredictable manner, especially with the Omicron variant.

He stressed the importance of continuing to prevent the spread of the virus, focus on curbing the risks, limiting the number of severe cases and fatalities, promoting rapid recovery and sustainable development, ensuring social welfare and maintaining national defence and security.

It is necessary to speed up the implementation of the vaccination drive, with the goals of completing the injection of the booster shot for people aged from  一 八 in the first quarter of  二0 二 二, completing the second injection for those aged  一 二- 一 七 in March, preparing a vaccination campaign for children from five to  一 一 years old, and studying the administration of the fourth shot for adults and injection for children under five years old.

The Ministry of Health was required to urgently license drugs for pandemic prevention and treatment, and intensify guidance on treatment measures at home, at medical facilities, while the Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications was asked to continue perfecting technologies serving pandemic prevention and control based on the population database.

The Government leader also ordered the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with other agencies to prepare for the official reopening of tourism activities on March  一 五.

As the spirit of pandemic prevention and control is without precedent, so agencies do not need perfectionism, cannot be hurried, but need to closely follow the situation to continue to learn from experience and make appropriate adjustments, he stressed.

According to a report by the health ministry, Việt Nam has to date recorded more than  四. 二 million infections, of whom  二. 六 million have fully recovered and  四0, 七 二 六 deaths.

As of March  三, Việt Nam had received  二 一 八 million doses of COVID- 一 九 vaccines of all kinds, of which over  一 九 六 million doses have been administered. — VNS