Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 17 said despite numerous hardships, Viet Nam will surely win over Covid-19 pandemic if ministries, agencies, localities and the whole people are unanimous.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (Photo: VNA)

Chairing a teleconference with representatives of the 63 provinces and cities of the country to launch anti-pandemic tasks, Dam, who is also head of the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control, said as the epidemic will persist while medicines or vaccines are being invented, the entire country must not lower its guard so as to keep the disease from spreading and to develop the economy at the same time.

He called on the people nationwide to seriously continue following the appeal by Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, directions by the Politburo, the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, the Government, the Prime Minister and the steering committee, as well as guidelines by the Health Ministry.

Dam said the first measure is continuing to closely control entry-exit by air, water and roads, except those with diplomatic, public service and business purposes. Those suspected of infection must be put under quarantine immediately and at-risk areas zoned off and sprayed with disinfectants.

In the near future, suitable measures will be applied for different areas and sectors, he said.

The official highlighted the need to further classify at-risk groups at the communal, district and even village levels, which requires daily data update in localities.

In order to have a safe live in the context the pandemic, he reiterated that citizens must wear masks when going out, keep distance with others, regularly wash hands with soap and sanitisers, and not gather in crowd areas. They should go to medical establishments only in necessary cases after consulting with doctors.

As for safe learning, the Ministry of Education and Training and localities were required to offer specific measures to each education level.

He also asked for specific guidelines for safe travelling, production and trade, culture-sport-tourism activities, as well as ensuring the safety of public administration agencies.

It is necessary to continue heightening the sense of discipline and responsibility of each individual and organisation in the effort in the immediate future, Dam said.

Also according to him, it is time to utilise digital transformation amid the fourth industrial revolution, including facilitating online meetings, public services, learning, health check-ups and digital payment.

Source: VNA