Gov’t sets up special working group on COVID-19 prevention
VOV.VN - The Government has decided to form its special working group on COVID-19 prevention and control based in Ho Chi Minh City which is the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam at present.
The special working group is headed by Deputy Minister of National Defense Vo Minh Luong and assisted by Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quoc Hung and Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.
The group’s main task is to deal with urgent tasks and problems arising from the COVID-19 fight in HCM City and centrally-run localities that are currently implementing social distancing measures.
Vietnam is battling with the fourth wave of COVID-19, with the virus spreading across 58 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide.
It has recorded more than 3,000 new cases a day on average during the past few days. Most of the infections were detected in southern localities, with HCM City making up more than half of the total.
HCM City, the busiest and most populous locality in Vietnam, and 18 southern provinces are implementing social distancing measures to halt the spread of the fresh outbreak.