Cases with fever or abnormal respiratory or neurological symptoms will be closely monitored and transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases for isolation, diagnosis, and treatment.
According to Xinhua News Agency, on December 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning affirmed that the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control situation is predictable and controllable.
Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Phan Van Mai proposed focusing on controlling the epidemic and supporting businesses in recovering production and business activities.
In recent days, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Nha Be and Can Gio districts (Ho Chi Minh City) has been trending upwards again. What measures is the city taking to control the outbreak?
To date, 21 districts and Thu Duc City have requested to be declared the COVID-19 epidemic under control, but Ho Chi Minh City is still not ready for a complete return to normal.
As of October 11th, 21 districts and Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City have requested that the COVID-19 epidemic be declared under control, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City) has been recognized as having controlled the COVID-19 epidemic, having met all 6 criteria for epidemic control according to Decision 3979 of the Ministry of Health.
Assessing the COVID-19 situation in the city, a representative from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health stated that the city has now passed the peak of the epidemic, and epidemic prevention and control efforts have been largely effective.
Following District 7, Cu Chi District, and Can Gio District, District 3 has now basically brought the COVID-19 pandemic under control, with the percentage of green areas steadily increasing.
After more than two months of implementing social distancing measures, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has basically brought the epidemic under control and no longer has any "red zones".
The Party Secretary of Cu Chi District (Ho Chi Minh City) shared the successes in the fight against the pandemic in response to public opinion suggesting that the district had made decisions that "broke the rules."
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, starting next week, residents in District 7 and Cu Chi District will be allowed to go to the market once a week.
Many people asked during the "Citizens Ask - City Answers" livestream on the evening of September 6th whether, after September 15th, those who have received both doses of the vaccine will be allowed to leave Ho Chi Minh City and return to their hometowns.
Chairman of the People's Committee of Dong Nai province, Cao Tien Dung, requested continued efforts to isolate F0 cases from the community and conduct assessments to develop a plan for establishing a new normal.
Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen proposed selecting District 7 and Cu Chi District as the breakthrough and pilot areas for the city's new normal scenario after September 15th.
Ho Chi Minh City has not yet eased and has no intention of easing social distancing measures in the two localities that have announced they have controlled the COVID-19 outbreak: District 7 and Cu Chi District.
Since August 29th, through health declarations using QR codes at disease control checkpoints in Ho Chi Minh City, authorities have detected 30 COVID-19 cases traveling on the roads.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City stated that the epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City has shown many positive signs, with the average number of infections decreasing by 18% over the past 13 days compared to before.
Given the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bac Ninh province has established COVID-19 control checkpoints at all entry points into the province.
Experts assess the COVID-19 situation in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the ability to control the outbreak after the lockdown period under Directive 16.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Phuoc province has requested that all workers temporarily refrain from traveling to Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong during this period of complex disease developments.
After 30 days without any community-transmitted COVID-19 cases, Quang Ninh province has reopened tourist areas, attractions, historical sites, and religious establishments to welcome visitors from within the province.
From the afternoon of February 22nd, Hai Phong City implemented a traffic diversion scheme, diverting vehicles from National Highway 5, specifically requiring vehicles from Hai Duong to turn around, causing difficulties for many other vehicles.
As the day drew to a close, the line of people waiting to fill out health declarations and have their temperature checked at the Bach Dang Bridge toll station (on the Ha Long - Hai Phong expressway into Quang Ninh) grew longer.
Students stranded in Da Nang and Quang Tri will be grouped with other candidates in the area to participate in the second round of the 2020 high school graduation exam.
Many bus companies in Hanoi require passengers to fill out health declaration forms; those who do not comply will be refused service. This measure is aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Thousands of people jostled and pushed to get permits for vehicles to enter and exit Hai Phong city, creating a chaotic scene and a high risk of COVID-19 infection.
Bac Ninh province is implementing strict controls on people entering the province, with hundreds of cars and motorbikes having to turn back because they did not meet the regulations.