The top priorities of Ho Chi Minh City at the current time are to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic and protect people's health and lives, so the city authorities decided to extend social distancing for one more month to control the SARS-CoV-2 infection sources, bringing the number of Covid-19 cases to the lowest level.

Besides, the city sets targets to strengthen measures and find solutions of effective treatment for the Covid-19 patients, minimizing the death and accelerating the vaccination.

The above-mentioned contents were released at a conference about assessment of pandemic prevention and control results after two weeks of implementing Party Committee Standing Commission's Directive No.12-CT/TU on strengthening several measures to implement the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 on the prevention of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City towards implementation of Resolution 86 of the Government on the implementation of urgent measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 pandemic.

Attending in the conference were Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Son, Deputy Minister of Health.

Speaking at a conference of the Standing Committee of the city Party Committee yesterday, the city Party chief said that HCMC has achieved initial results in the Covid-19 pandemic prevention with a reduction in the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate after three weeks of strengthening the implementation of social distancing following Directive 16 from July 23 to August 15.

The city's party leader also emphasized that the implementation of Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control requirements before September 15 following Resolution No. 86 is also the desire of Ho Chi Minh City residents and the whole country.

Source: SGGP

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