Disinfectant spray at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City Photo: Uyen Phuong Translation in Ho Chi Minh City is very complex Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said that there are currently 7 enterprises in industrial parks (IZs) in Ho Chi Minh City with COVID-19 cases. Most of the places have only 1-2 cases, there is no sign of spreading to other places. At the bridge point in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said that after the first 15 days, the epidemic situation in the city was still “very complicated”; There are still some chains discovered in the community. “However, in terms of epidemiology, we have a chance to control the chains of infection,” said the Deputy Health Minister. In Ho Chi Minh City, a number of aquatic and seafood processing factories have a very high density of workers, in a cold and closed environment, so the number of cases is higher (6-11 cases). It is expected that Ho Chi Minh City will set up about 100 delegations to inspect all factories and enterprises operating in the industrial park. Large factories and enterprises need to have a plan to arrange accommodation for the core workers, in the industrial park or a closed process from accommodation, dormitory, to the factory to work, live and bring. about. The deputy minister said that currently, Ho Chi Minh City has prepared a treatment plan for 5,000 patients, but needs to prepare more equipment to treat patients on ventilators, with severe developments. Do not “circle but loose”! That is the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam for Ho Chi Minh City. He emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City is a big city, the authorities and people have gone through the practical process of fighting the epidemic, so the decisions on social distancing, isolation and blockade must be in the spirit of trying to be as concise as possible. . The purpose of social distancing is to slow the spread of the epidemic, identify outbreaks, sources of infection, and scale, to narrowly, tightly, and strive not to prolong the situation. widespread social distancing. Ho Chi Minh City has passed 14 days of social distancing, must urgently investigate the epidemiology, classify the areas considered safe or have a solution after continuing to implement some measures that are determined to be safe. to loosen. “On the contrary, the areas at risk must be tightened even more, not to the situation of mass concentration as reflected by the people; clearly define public areas not to gather large numbers of people; control traffic flows from outbreak areas in the city. The spirit is not equal to everything, because we have to serve dual goals, even in fighting the epidemic. If the area is wide but not tight inside, it will not only affect the economy and society, but it will also be very difficult to fight the epidemic,” the Deputy Prime Minister requested. Pilot guide to isolating F1 cases at home For industrial zones, the Deputy Prime Minister asked Ho Chi Minh City to “keep up with strong measures”. The city needs to increase testing and warning to quickly detect infections in the first 3 days. “Although Ho Chi Minh City’s testing capacity is very good compared to other provinces, with a population of 10 million people and many industrial zones, the city must have a plan to increase testing capacity in case the epidemic occurs in the industrial zone. In particular, the coordination of testing must ensure consistency among the testing units, meeting the sampling rate, tracing to catch up with the spread of the epidemic, absolutely not allowing the testing situation to be interrupted. slow, mistaken due to coordination work as happened in some places,” the Deputy Prime Minister noted. In the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City needs to urgently complete the pilot guidance on isolating F1 cases at home, ensuring strict medical safety as well as people’s privacy, in accordance with the conditions of the city. in situations where a large number of people are infected. Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son said that from June 18, Ho Chi Minh City will pilot self-testing samples and carry out F1 isolation at home. At the same time, a review will be organized to ensure safety in the concentrated isolation area and prevent cross-infection; strengthen the review outside the community, industrial zones. According to the Ministry of Health, on June 17, Vietnam recorded 515 new cases. In which, there are 12 isolated cases immediately after entry and 503 cases recorded domestically in Bac Giang (327), Ho Chi Minh City (137), Tien Giang (13), Bac Ninh (12), Binh Duong (7), Ha Tinh (4), Lang Son (2), Nghe An (1). Of the 503 cases, 495 were detected in an isolation ward or a blockade. Stop cross-infection in concentrated isolation khu Chairman of Bac Giang Provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong said that hot spots around industrial zones in Viet Yen have been cleared and cleaned. New infections appeared mainly in 25/286 concentrated isolation areas for workers of Hosiden Company. At this point, Bac Giang province will continue to expand the density in concentrated isolation areas with new infections according to high-risk groups (1 person/room), medium risk (2-3 people/room), high-risk low (4 people/room). Bac Giang classifies concentrated isolation areas according to red (with new cases for 2 consecutive days or 1 day with many cases), yellow (with cases of infection), blue (no cases of infection), to focus on inspection and key surveillance, limiting cross-infection, etc. Up to now, Bac Giang has 123 factories with about 20,000 workers returning to work in the industrial park. Enterprises strictly comply with the regulations on epidemic prevention and control in the direction that the workers of any enterprise will stay together, eat together, work together in shifts and crews. So 3 companies detected 9 cases but did not lead to widespread spread. Bac Giang has a permanent monitoring department for epidemic prevention and control in the industrial park. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked Bac Giang province to focus on expanding the density in concentrated isolation areas with cases to stop cross-infection.

Ho Chi Minh City can now actively source, buy and import Covid-19 vaccines (Artwork). On June 15, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam agreed with the proposal of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the purchase and import of Covid-19 vaccine. At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister asked the organization, implementation and communication to avoid the situation of buying and pushing up vaccine prices. Regarding the implementation of vaccination against Covid-19, the Government has issued Resolution No. 21/NQ-CP dated February 26, which contains content on encouraging eligible units to organize voluntary vaccination for children. requested organizations and individuals. The Ministry of Health is responsible for licensing, testing and quality control of vaccines according to regulations; direct and guide the vaccination according to the required schedule, ensuring safety and effectiveness. Previously, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City submitted a report to the Prime Minister, stating: Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has over 7.2 million people aged 18 and over; there are over 1.6 million workers and workers working at enterprises and corporations in industrial parks. However, so far, Ho Chi Minh City has only received 140,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and deployed the first dose of vaccination to more than 64,000 people and more than 10,000 people injected with two doses. To achieve the goal of herd immunity with over 70% of the population of Ho Chi Minh City being vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, the purchase of a vaccine against Covid-19 is an urgent matter. The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City proposed to the Prime Minister to allow businesses in the city to actively negotiate to source vaccines from reputable manufacturers and distributors in the world, to be imported or exported. hire businesses with the function of importing vaccines to import Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam. After the vaccine is licensed by the Ministry of Health, imported to Vietnam and quarantined to ensure quality, the Prime Minister is requested to allow businesses to sign contracts to hire units with the function of vaccination to deploy. vaccination for all officers and employees of the enterprise on the principle of ensuring safety, quality and price of vaccination services according to the contract agreed between the enterprise and the vaccination unit. At a meeting with the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on June 14, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen also said that the National Steering Committee for Disease Prevention and Control had opened a favorable mechanism. the most favorable for localities to access vaccine resources. Ho Chi Minh City has also established a working group to buy and inject Covid-19 vaccines, which is coordinated by Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam listens to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy report on some new infections at SPICA company (Que Vo 1 Industrial Park, Bac Ninh, May 22 afternoon. Photo: VGP/Dinh Nam. On the afternoon of May 22, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam worked with the Information Team to quickly respond to COVID-19 prevention and control (National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control). The representative of the Information Team reported to the Deputy Prime Minister that information technology experts and a team of volunteers are focusing on analyzing the situation of monitoring medical declarations of workers in industrial zones in Bac Giang and Bac Giang. Ning. In which, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to call and record workers’ medical declarations, find out the cases that are at risk of arising risks to point out more closely. In particular, after receiving information about some new infections at SPICA company (Que Vo 1 Industrial Park, Bac Ninh), on the afternoon of May 22, the expert team focused on analyzing, communicating, and coordinating with localities to implement necessary and timely response measures. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked the Information Team to accelerate the speed of supporting workers in industrial zones, as well as people in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang to make medical declarations, not only in places where there are cases but It is necessary to quickly support medical declaration in industrial zones without the epidemic, determined not to interrupt production in industrial zones. On behalf of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presented the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit to a number of members. Right at the meeting, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presented Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister to a number of members, volunteers, information technology experts, who have selflessly volunteered to participate from the first days of COVID-19 prevention and control, from tracing and building a COVID safety system (antoanCOVID.vn), to coordinating in making medical declarations in epidemic areas, assessing disease risk assessment in localities. Individuals who have received the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit come from many different units but have in common that they all voluntarily participate with the desire to dedicate their knowledge, knowledge and efforts to the war country. win the “COVID enemy”. That is Mr. Nguyen The Trung, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DTT Technology Joint Stock Company who participated in setting up and organizing the Quick Response Information Organization; design and support to deploy anti-epidemic IT applications: NCOVI, Khaibaoyte; Establishing a forum of 300 scientists on epidemiology and information technology, building models for analysis, forecasting, and simulation to fight the epidemic; Presiding over the report on the risk of epidemics of provinces and cities nationwide. Nguyen Viet Cuong and his wife, Nguyen Thuy Linh, received a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister while processing information about the main epidemic in their hometown, Bac Ninh province. Photo: VGP/Dinh Nam Mr. Nguyen Viet Cuong, General Director of Intelligent Integration Co., Ltd. is in charge of applying big data processing technology and artificial intelligence, modeling the current state of the epidemic to assess risks, detect clusters. In particular, Nguyen Viet Cuong’s wife, Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh, a PhD student in computer science, also joined the Information Team from the early days, in charge of detailed analysis of case information. , cluster of diseases, providing analytical charts to support decisions related to social distancing, zoning, and epidemic suppression. Mr. Ly Tuan Anh, Data and System Specialist (DTT Technology Joint Stock Company) is the leader and executive director of the project “Safe from COVID-19” (antoanCOVID.vn) to ensure safe coexistence. safety against the COVID-19 epidemic at public places such as Schools, Hospitals, Hotels, clinics, dispensaries, isolation sites … nationwide. Dr. Le Chi Ngoc (Institute of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology) is the one who builds a computational model to identify risks, supports making decisions related to social distancing, zoning, stamping Translate. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Doanh (Department of Science and Technology, University of Water Resources) has built several models to estimate the number of infections from one or more outbreaks, estimate the time of occurrence of F0; calculate the risk of Covid-19 at different levels and ranges;… Mr. Le Cong Thanh, General Director of Information Selective Technology Joint Stock Company (InfoRe) has developed a data lake system for centralized storage of data from many sources, supporting epidemiological information tracing; modeling the current state of the epidemic to assess risks, detect potential epidemic clusters based on Artificial Intelligence;… Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presents the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister to Mr. Nguyen The Trung, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DTT Technology Joint Stock Company, who participated in setting up and organizing the Quick Response Information Team. Photo: VGP/Dinh Nam In addition to these 7 typical individuals, the Information Team also has the continuous support of many volunteer experts, including Ms. Dao Thi Ha with a doctorate in mathematics, who can remember each case and relationship. related to hundreds of cases. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Liem, Doctor of Sociology, who provides general indicators to establish risk assessment models, as well as staff and experts of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Ha Medical University Noi, University of Public Health, Ministry of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University… The awarding ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit was carried out right at the workplace of the Information Team in a dignified and emotional atmosphere, although there were no flowers and no stage. Immediately after the ceremony, the individuals who commended and their colleagues returned immediately to the things that were waiting for every minute, every second. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy, Head of the Information Group on behalf of a group of IT experts and volunteers, expressed surprise and emotion when receiving the attention, evaluation and praise from the Prime Minister. , the National Steering Committee for the Group, especially when the members are diligently working and analyzing to make the most timely comments and forecasts, serving the epidemic prevention and control in Bac Ninh and Bac Ninh. Giang, and the whole country. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Bao Son, Deputy Director of Hanoi National University, an expert in AI, said that joining the Information Team is an opportunity for technology experts and students to do very specific things. practical, contributing to the country’s epidemic prevention and control. Dinh Nam

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak worldwide, Vietnam has been one of the countries with high risk of infection and early cases. Thanks to the consistent implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures throughout the political system and the entire people, and the support and cooperation of the international community, up to now, Vietnam is still one of the best countries in the world to fight the epidemic. ranked 214/220 countries with the number of infections, very low. That shows that Vietnam’s strategies so far are completely correct. For example, Vietnam has set a goal of being ready for treatment but also determined to not let many infections happen, avoiding extremely serious consequences. The whole political system and the whole people joined the fight against the epidemic. Vietnam has well performed the “dual task”, both against the epidemic and socio-economic development, the loss is the least compared to the risk. Vietnam’s position has increased thanks to its success in fighting the epidemic. According to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, in epidemic prevention and control, our country should zone as quickly and neatly as possible when detecting cases, if not yet qualified for identification, it can be wider, but by all means quickly. narrow the zoning; make adjustments in accordance with the situation and capacity of the locality and unit. “We always seriously consider what is not good in epidemic prevention and control to adjust. The Prime Minister, seeing that the epidemic prevention and control discipline is not strict, quickly corrected and reminded”, Deputy Prime Minister said. Regarding the development of a vaccine against Covid-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that from the early days of the fight against this pandemic, Vietnam has set a goal of focusing all its efforts on research to produce vaccines. in the country and when the world successfully developed a vaccine, we have tried all ways to negotiate to have the vaccine as soon as possible, injecting the most people. However, due to the scarcity of vaccines, so far, our country has only imported a limited number. The Ministry of Health is very active to get more vaccines, but there will be a larger supply until the end of the year, but it is not enough to create herd immunity, so the whole country still needs to take preventive measures. disease as there is no vaccine. “The Government has assigned localities to prevent and control the epidemic in the spirit of “4 on the spot”, take necessary measures: Actively prepare forces, supplies and equipment for their localities according to the global epidemic scenarios. Based on professional analysis, there are safe anti-epidemic measures and good implementation of “dual goals”, requiring localities to discuss with neighboring provinces when implementing isolation and social distancing. “, the Deputy Prime Minister added. In order to actively prevent and control the epidemic effectively, the Government calls on all people to be aware of their responsibilities to themselves, to their relatives and to the country, and to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures; Participate in detecting cases of illegal entry… Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth is not open, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

Offer to compensate for epidemic prevention According to the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, there were 246 cases of Covid-19 recorded in the area, of which 222 cases had been cured, and 24 people undergoing medical treatment were stable; 2,572 people are on concentrated isolation and 1 person is on home isolation. From March 8 to April 18, the city health sector injected Covid-19 vaccine phase 1 for 9,155 health workers of 73 public health facilities. From April 19, the city continued to inject phase 2 for 1,022 employees of 10 medical facilities. Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Tan Binh proposed to increase sanctions, severely punish illegal entries. In addition, in these cases, it is necessary to compensate for the epidemic prevention cost for quarantined contacts, whether positive or negative. Medical care for Covid-19 epidemic prevention in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: NGUYEN THANH) Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said that in the past time, in the city, 108 cases of illegal entry have been discovered. The city has issued a letter to coordinate with localities bordering other countries on this issue, and at the same time petitioned Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to direct border provinces to increase control over immigration. illegal. Ho Chi Minh City leaders expressed their wish to increase coverage of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population. The city will buy the active vaccine by itself. There is a company in the city that is researching, testing and producing vaccines. In a special case, the city will consider this production because it is a problem for the city. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Dac Dam said that Ho Chi Minh City is a large center with a wide trade density. There are many good ways to create lessons for the whole country in the past outbreaks. Ho Chi Minh City strengthens the control of people who illegally enter the border area, continues to bring people back in the spirit of not only safe isolation but also post-isolation monitoring; strictly handle the case of illegal entry, intentionally not making a declaration. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the number of cases in some Asian countries has increased recently by 34% and that in neighboring countries is also increasing. The number of people crossing the border illegally through the trail, the opening is difficult to control. Just missing one case of Covid-19 in crowded events will have unpredictable consequences. He welcomed the units to actively produce and test vaccines. It is necessary to immediately update technology and biologicals for testing, at the same time the Ministry of Health completes vaccination procedures. The Deputy Prime Minister proposed to strictly follow the 5K rule, strictly control people who enter illegally and have a specific plan for Covid-19 vaccination in the coming time. Ca Mau: Recommended specialized equipment In the afternoon of the same day, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province on immigration management, isolation, medical supervision, Covid-19 vaccination implementation, work medical service for the election of deputies to the XV National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels, for the 2021-2026 term in the province. Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Director of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province, said the province is facing a number of difficulties such as the number of people entering illegally because the locality has a sea route bordering many countries in the region; With large and sparsely populated areas, it is difficult to detect cases early from epidemic zones to localities. At the same time, the preparation for the first vaccination launch, distribution of vaccines to the locality is still slow or the expiry date of vaccines is short, so the implementation of vaccination faces difficulties. Since then, the representative of the Department of Health of Ca Mau province has proposed to the Ministry of Health to consider prioritizing the distribution of vaccines, supporting training, professional training for Covid-19 epidemic prevention or supporting the sites. specialized equipment, especially for testing and treating positive patients in the event of an outbreak. Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan suggested that Ca Mau not neglect and be subjective in the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic because the locality has a long coastline, on the border of Kien Giang – a province bordering with Cambodia … Relevant industries need to coordinate closely to promptly detect and handle illegal entry cases. 14 more cases of Covid-19 were found to be on entry The Ministry of Health said that on April 23, our country discovered 14 more cases of Covid-19, which were isolated cases after entry in Nam Dinh, Da Nang, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, An Giang and TP. HCM City. Currently, our country has recorded 2,830 cases of Covid-19, of which 1,570 cases of Covid-19 were caused by domestic infections. For nearly a month, Vietnam has not reported cases of Covid-19 in the community. The Ministry of Health said 128,610 people had been vaccinated against Covid-19 over the past month. N. Dung

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam delivered a speech at the meeting. On the morning of April 23, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19, led the Government’s delegation to work with Ho Chi Minh City. prevention and control of epidemic Covid-19. Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that nearing the 46th anniversary of the Liberation of the South, reunification (April 30) and International Labor Day (1-5), Tourists will increase. If branches and localities do not have strict measures, it will be very worrying. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam cites two previous epidemics in Hai Duong and Da Nang, just one event of not complying with epidemic prevention measures or subjective psychology, the consequences are huge. . Regarding the risk of epidemic outbreaks from people who illegally entered the southwest border, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that the number of people who entered illegally detected in Vietnam is still limited compared to the actual number. practice. Meanwhile, people who enter illegally in the southwest border flock to Ho Chi Minh City quite a lot. This is a very big risk, if not strictly controlled, epidemic outbreaks are easy. Concerning this issue, the Head of the National Steering Committee for epidemic prevention and control Covid-19 requested an effective solution to prevent epidemics from entering from the outside; tightening controls on people entering illegally; to well control trails, openings and southwest border. Regarding vaccination, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that the Ministry of Health is completing the process and speeding up vaccination. The spirit of the Ministry of Health is to inject the right people. In the coming time, Covid-19 vaccination will focus on the workforce in industries exposed to many people such as aviation, transportation, banking, electricity … “Ho Chi Minh City is a big center with many good and creative ways. Over a long period of time, the city has not had any cases of Covid-19 infecting the community. However, this also easily generates subjective psychology in epidemic prevention and control. We need to tighten and continue the anti-epidemic spirit as before “, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized. Speaking at the meeting, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh Phong, Head of the Steering Committee for the prevention of epidemic Covid-19 in the city said, if allowed The national government allows, the city wants to buy the vaccine by itself through socialization. The head of the Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City said that the city had 246 cases of Covid-19, of which 72 cases were in the community, 194 cases were imported. In the past month, there are 108 cases of illegal entry discovered in the area. All are quarantined according to regulations. The city has issued a letter to coordinate with localities that have border lines bordering other countries on this issue. “Ho Chi Minh City proposes criminal handling of illegal entries”, proposed by Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong. Step 1: Access to https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or directly download at App Store or Play Store. Step 2: Once downloaded, the app will ask for Bluetooth permission to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth isn’t open, drag the status notification bar and turn on Bluetooth; Or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: After the installation is complete, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them on the contact list.

The content of the work revolves around epidemic control issues in the new situation, strict control of people entering illegally, the situation of isolated areas and vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said that in the past month, there were 108 cases of illegal entry in the city. The city has issued a letter to coordinate with localities that have border lines bordering other countries on this issue. The city proposes to direct border provinces to increase control over people who enter illegally. Reporters watched the meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister via the camera of the press room City leaders also expressed the desire of the city to increase coverage of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population. The city reports that the Government will actively purchase vaccines by itself. There is a company in the city in the process of researching, testing and producing vaccines. In a special case, the city will consider this production because it is a problem for the city. Currently, Vietnam Fatherland Front of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City has mobilized nearly 150 billion VND to buy vaccines for the entire population. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Dac Dam assessed that Ho Chi Minh City is a great center. Over the past time, there have been many good and creative ways to give lessons to the whole country in the recent epidemics. Over a long time, no community infection appeared, so everyone’s mentality was subjective, began to loosen the epidemic prevention. Therefore, it is necessary to tighten and continue the anti-epidemic spirit like fighting the enemy. Especially close to the holidays of April 30 and 1-5, tourists will increase, so it is necessary to have strict measures. The Deputy Prime Minister asked the city to strictly comply with the 5K rule, tightly control people who enter illegally and have a specific plan for Covid-19 vaccination in the coming time. Strengthen control over people entering the border area illegally. Strictly handle the case of illegal entry, intentionally not making a declaration. “The number of cases in some Asian countries has recently increased 34% and our neighboring countries have also increased. The number of people crossing the border illegally through the tracks, the opening is difficult to control. Covid-19 will leave unpredictable consequences “- The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Special arts program at the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021 Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Tourism Year 2021 Pham Quang Ngoc said that Ninh Binh province always focuses on investing in developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector, creating driving force to promote development for many industries, sectors, and at the same time to make Ninh Binh one of the tourist centers of the country. “The National Tourism Year 2021 with the theme” Hoa Lu – A thousand years old capital “is a series of events throughout the country to promote and encourage tourism across the country to overcome difficulties, and build the image of Vietnam as a safe destination. The whole, attractive “- Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee said. At the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam praised tourism authorities, business communities, localities, and the people for unanimously recovering the tourism market from the heavy influence of Covid- 19. Looking back at the development of Vietnam’s tourism, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that the tourism industry has seen impressive developments in recent years. Prior to the Covid-19 translation, Vietnam welcomed over 100 million domestic visitors, over 18 million international visitors, contributed more than 9% to the national DPG, created jobs for millions of workers and promoted for other industries to develop together. Vietnam has become a bright spot on the world map, is in the group of 10 countries with the highest growth rate and has won many prestigious international tourism awards such as: No. 1 in the world for heritage tourism. Asia’s No. 1 in golf tourism. Ninh Binh is also honored as 1 of the 50 most attractive destinations in the world, 1 in 20 ideal destinations for discovery tourism. Recently, Ninh Binh has also been voted as the most hospitable destination. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam also said that this development is thanks to the contribution of the tourism community, including many tourism investors, helping the infrastructure to develop quickly with many large-scale projects. and international quality products. In addition, there is the contribution of people all over the region in participating in tourism, building new products, working together to overcome shortcomings … In order for Vietnam’s tourism to quickly recover the market when it is unable to welcome international visitors, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam suggested localities and units to strictly comply with regulations on epidemic prevention and control; promote domestic tourism development; reviewing development policies, perfecting and upgrading tourism products, getting ready for new development when opening the door to welcome international visitors. Besides, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam also suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with tourism associations to support and overcome difficulties for businesses; strengthen association activities, support to develop tourism in a sustainable and safe way … The National Tourism Year 2021 took place in 27 localities throughout the country, with 104 events. Ninh Binh province – the host province will preside over 38 activities, including 11 key activities such as: Opening Ceremony of National Tourism Year 2021 (combined with the opening of Hoa Lu Festival in 2021, taking place on 9 March of lunar calendar); Hoa Lu festival (March 9-11 of lunar calendar); Trang An festival (March 18th lunar month); Ceremony of Thien Thien; Tourism Week “The golden color of Tam Coc – Trang An”; Fine art exhibition “Ninh Binh Cultural Heritage” in 2021 and Art Exhibition “Legendary Ninh Binh” (held in the second quarter of 2021); Cuc Phuong week is great (held at the end of April); Industry Trade Fair and Tourism Ninh Binh (done in the third quarter); Closing Ceremony of National Tourism Year 2021 (held in December) … In addition to these 11 key activities, Ninh Binh also organizes 27 other activities taking place at different times of the year. In the opening ceremony, the people and visitors were able to see a special art show including 3 chapters: “Vietnam at that time”, “Young country thousands of miles away”, “Hoa Lu – I love you” … In order to ensure the environmental sanitation in the area where the Opening Ceremony is held, to prevent and prevent Covid-19 translation from happening, the Organizing Committee arranged 5 automatic body temperature scanners at the 3 entrance gates of the ceremony area. Opening: East gate (2 machines), North gate (2 machines), South gate, direction to Chi Phong village (1 machine). In addition, a handheld infrared thermometer was also used to perform temperature checks for 100% of the participants and participants. Participants and residents are required to complete 4 steps when attending the event: hand disinfection, wearing a mask, measuring body temperature and making a medical report to attend the opening ceremony. The medical declaration is done in 2 forms: Scan the QR-Code or record the medical declaration with a smartphone.