Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh chaired the online session No. 120 on the morning of July 20, 2021- Photo: Le Xuan Hai
The pandemic is complicated with many high and unpredictable risks
According to Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh, as of July 20, Hanoi has 486 cases, the number of community cases is 296 and 9 clusters of cases need to continue to be controlled. The total number of blockade points in July 20 is 46. In addition to proactively preventing pathogens from entering the city, in order to attack, the city has strengthened two “arms”: screening for cases of cough, fever, loss of taste, and screening risk areas to lock down pathogens. In the coming days, Hanoi may increase more F0 cases, but basically all of them have been traced and isolated. The city continues to increase testing for high-risk groups, subjects related to F0 and F1 to screen quickly for detecting cases and conducting effective pandemic suppression.
The Chairman of the City People’s Committee also stated that the recent pandemic situation in the capital area is very complicated. The number of new cases is increasing day by day. Besides, at present, the flow of people from pandemic areas to Hanoi is still high. Specifically: On July 19, 1,377 guests from Ho Chi Minh City returned by air; 3,190 customers on routes from Da Nang back to the capital via road … This is a huge risk of spreading the disease, not following the movement from the base, but only 1-2 days late, it is very dangerous like the past reality. Therefore, each citizen must be a soldier, each family a fortress, joining hands to fight the pandemic.
The current outbreak at Duc Tam pharmacy (No. 95, Lang Ha Str.) is very complicated. Up to now, there have been 11 initial positive cases and some F1s are showing signs of becoming F0… The Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh criticized that this as a non-serious implementation of the City’s direction, failing to control medicine buyers with cough and fever, not doing well in coordinating information dissemination for testing, on the contrary to infect, until these cases have clear symptoms, they will be tested. The Chairman welcomed the Department of Health for suspending this facility and stated that it is necessary to consider handling responsibility for spreading the disease…
Many places have not strictly implemented Official Letter No. 15
The Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh emphasized: the direction of the Prime Minister and the Hanoi Party Committee: ensuring the safety and health of the people is first, first of all and on July 19, the Prime Minister also directed ministries and sectors to join hands with the capital to be determined to protect the anti-pandemic achievements. In recent years, the City people, branches, levels and localities have made great efforts to join hands in the prevention of the pandemic with high efficiency. However, in the face of complicated developments of the pandemic, we must consider this as a central and immediate work of the city to quickly control the pandemic and continue to realize the “dual goals” that have been set out.
Noting that the responsibility of the capital is very high, exemplary in taking the lead, taking on special difficulties and challenges, Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh affirmed: Over the past time, Hanoi has done a good job of fighting against pandemic, positive movement right from the grassroots, the whole political system in action, well control the pandemic situation from small parts.
Also according to Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh, with Official Letter 15, the city determined to apply the strongest measures close to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister to determine to prevent the pandemic. However, in some places, the implementation is still not serious such as offices that do not work online, people’s markets, wholesale markets are still operating… people still go out a lot. Therefore, Hanoi needs to be more drastic and if you want to be determined and drastic, you must have the same awareness from the grassroots to realize it.
View of the meeting in the morning of July 20, 2021– Photo by Le Xuan Hai
The “secret” of success is the companionship of the people
At the meeting, the Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh once again emphasized: It is important to recognize that the risk of a rapidly spreading disease is very high. We must stick to the guidelines and ways of doing things to control the pandemic. The current highest requirement is to be seriously implemented and the contents of Official Letter 15 to really come to life. The grassroots level must intervene in a timely manner, inspect and strictly observe the regulations, rather than let the situation of toad markets and temporary markets, which were banned before Public Power 15, but in some places, toad markets and temporary markets are still operating.
Emphasizing the role of the people in disease prevention, the Chairman of the City People’s Committee summed up: The people of the capital not only unanimously support the city in fighting the pandemic, but are also ready to comply with stronger measures. According to Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh: At this time, the people of the capital should promote this spirit to first protect the health and safety of individuals, join hands to soon control the cluster of cases to return life to a new normal soon. Besides, people can rest assured that the city’s government at all levels always ensures all conditions to best serve people’s lives.
The Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh also noted: People need to always remember to implement 5K everywhere. If a family member returns from an pandemic area or has symptoms of a cough and fever, they should immediately notify the health care provider or the community Covid-19 team.
For authorities at all levels, the Chairman of the City People’s Committee emphasized: It is necessary to receive, report and promptly handle complaints from the people and the press about violations in the pandemic prevention and control. It is necessary to strictly handle violations, even closing or withdrawing licenses of violating business establishments. Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen inspection and control, from superior to lower levels, to strictly handle violations of omissions of officials and people who violate the regulations of the City. Districts base on the actual situation, implement stronger pandemic prevention measures. At the same time, Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh affirmed: exemplary cadres taking the lead, being proactive and creative right from the grassroots level and the support of the people are the “secret” to determine to successfully contain the pandemic.
Talking about coming fact, Hanoi will deploy vaccination for all people, the Chairman of the City People’s Committee reminded the units to ensure absolute safety of vaccination. The city will make every effort to quickly have enough vaccinations for all capital residents so that the community can soon be immune… The Chairman of the City People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh also noted that the press and media need the most widespread, fast and accurate information to the people about the pandemic situation and prevention measures so that people know, agree, and join hands with the city quickly repel the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Nguyen Phu Khanh