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Vietnam’s PM orders to gradually loosen virus containment measures

Kim Anh Monday | 04/20/2020 19:23

Health workers take sample for virus test at Ha Loi Village, Hanoi. Photo: VNA

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered to loosen virus control measures to resume business and daily activities in some localities as the pandemic situation is getting better in the country.

PM Phuc told a meeting in Hanoi on Monday. The official announcement on easing the COVID-19 prevention measures will be decided on April 22.

The government chief warned that the virus transmission risk still remain high, thus all the political system and localities as well as citizens must continue following prevention measures, in which social distancing rule.

Regarding repatriation of Vietnamese abroad, the PM assigned the ministries of health, foreign affairs, transport, and national defense to decide on number of flights carrying Vietnamese home on the basis of the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the requests of the Vietnamese citizens, and the domestic quarantine capacity .

He tasked Chairmen of provincial-level People’s Committees to take proper containment measures applicable for each of their villages, communes and districts in accordance with the levels of the virus infection risks.

As of 6 pm on Monday, Vietnam went 4.5 days without new infection cases and the total number of recovered patients rose to 214 out of the total 268.

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Source: VGP

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