HCM City pledges to maintain sufficient food supply for residents
VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Ho Chi Minh City has committed to providing a sufficient supply of essential goods to local people during tighter social distancing period for the COVID-19 fight.
The southern metropolis made the commitment after a large number of people were seen gathering at supermarkets, convenience stores and drugstores to purchase necessities on August 21 to survive the extended social distancing period with stricter measures starting on August 23.
The leadership has called on residents to stay calm and strictly comply with all COVID-19 prevention measures, as the city has stockpiled sufficient essential goods for local people during tighter social distancing period, said Phan Van Mai, vice secretary of the HCM City Party Committee.
He also asked local people to believe in the city’s social welfare policy, and not to comment on and share fake news.
On August 20 the HCM City administration moved to intensify social distancing measures against COVID-19, with local residents not permitted to leave their homes starting from midnight on August 23.
Accordingly, people are requested to stay indoors, households and wards to isolate one from another.
A greater effort will be made to treat severely-ill COVID-19 patients and reduce the mortality rate. Healthcare workers will be encouraged to work hard on sampling and testing in an effort to isolate and separate F0 cases from the community.
In addition, the southern city will continue to accelerate vaccinations to inoculate millions of people above 18 by the middle of September.
HCM City has so far recorded a total of 171,801 COVID-19 positive cases from April 27 to August 21, becoming the largest coronavirus hotpot in the country.
