The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department recommends strengthening propaganda on COVID-19 prevention and control to adapt to the new situation.

After a period of implementing the "new normal state", many outbreaks have appeared in the whole province.COVID-19 infections in the communityUnknown source of infection, such as: Vinh City, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Quynh Luu... Some localities, units and people are still negligent and subjective in disease prevention and control.

To continue effectively implementing Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP, dated October 11, 2021 of the Government promulgating the Temporary Regulation "Safe and flexible adaptation, effective control of COVID-19 epidemic", the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department recommends that localities and units: Regularly and continuously propagate on mass media to raise awareness of disease prevention and control of Party committees, authorities at all levels and people to a new level, always unite and proactively prevent and control COVID-19 epidemic according to the "5K" recommendation of the Ministry of Health to protect oneself, family, residential groups, blocks, hamlets, communes, districts... green areas, safe areas, become a daily routine to sustainably maintain production, business activities, and socio-economic development.

Vinh City Party Secretary inspects the isolation and blockade of the patient's living area. Photo courtesy of Thanh Chung

Propagating the message of unified awareness on the transition from "Zero COVID" to "Safe, flexible adaptation, effective control of the COVID-19 epidemic" with 06 basic, core principles: "Healthcare is the pillar, the center; Economy is the basis, the foundation; Scientific and technological data is key. Political and social stability is essential and constant. Vaccines, medicines and people's awareness are prerequisites; Safety for production, production must be safe"; taking each step firmly to establish a safe and flexible adaptation state applicable to each region and locality, ensuring harmony between gradual relaxation and epidemic safety, in which the goal of people's health and lives is put first and foremost.

Propagating and effectively implementing Decision No. 3896/QD-UBND dated October 21, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee on promulgatingTemporarily regulating a number of measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic to "Safely and flexibly adapt and effectively control the COVID-19 epidemic" for each epidemic level in Nghe An province., regularly assess the epidemic level of the locality and unit, ensure testing is faster than the spread of the epidemic, isolate the area as narrowly as possible, combine with "4 on-site" in epidemic prevention and control, create maximum conditions for people's daily activities and socio-economic development.

Since October 4, Nghe An has started vaccinating people and businesses with the Vero-Cell vaccine. Photo courtesy of Thanh Cuong

In addition, strengthen propaganda on population movement management, especially enhance the role and responsibility of people in monitoring and supervising citizens returning to their localities from very high-risk areas (level 4), high-risk areas (level 3), and areas with COVID-19 epidemics that have just ended social distancing. Organize well propaganda on vaccination according to regulations and progress, not allowing the situation of excess or shortage of vaccines in some places. Propagate people to proactively monitor their health, go for self-examination and screening when having symptoms: cough, fever, sore throat, difficulty breathing... and at the same time apply measures to prevent and control COVID-19 epidemic according to regulations.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also requested the province's press agencies; propaganda systems at all levels through reporters, propagandists, social opinion collaborators, internal notices, social networks, grassroots loudspeakers; community COVID teams, inter-family teams, COVID-19 prevention and control propaganda teams... to regularly provide, update, and share timely, complete, and accurate information on the epidemic situation so that sectors, levels, and all people know how to proactively prevent and control the epidemic, adapt safely and flexibly to the new situation; associated with fighting and refuting false, hostile, and distorted views and information on COVID-19 prevention and control in the whole province.