Health ministry leaders requested to provide update on COVID-19

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long

The move also aims to help people and business community to get up-to-date information on the pandemic situation.

As it is difficult to strive for zero cases, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, led by PM Pham, last month agreed to switch away from “Zero COVID-19” to safe and flexible adaptation to and effective management of the pandemic.

On October 11, the Government issued Resolution No. 128 adopting provisional guidelines on safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on which many cities and provinces have eased social distancing measures and gradually moved away from “zero COVID-19” to safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic.

PM Pham ordered that the Government’s COVID-19 response policy must be carried out in a synchronous manner across the nation and localities are not allowed to issue additional regulations contrary to such policy. In case a locality wants to impose stricter measures, it must ask for permission from the central government.

As of October 17, Viet Nam confirmed 864,053 COVID-19 cases, including 791,844 recoveries and 21,194 fatalities.

The Southeast Asian nation has received more than 92.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility, foreign government aid, and contracts, of which 64.1 million doses have been administered, with 17,849,651 fully vaccinated people./.

By Huong Giang