Nghe An: Highlights on January 15

*SOn the morning of January 15, at Trung Duc building, No. 2, Le Loi street, Vinh city, WinCommerce General Service Trading Joint Stock Company (member of Masan Group) organizedOpening of Nghe An Orange and Specialty Week; opening of Winmart Vinh supermarket.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that in recent times, Masan Group has actively invested, produced, and developed a distribution network, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of Nghe An province. At the same time, he sincerely thanked and acknowledged the social security activities of Masan Group in the province in recent times.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee respectfully requested Masan Group to continue promoting investment activities, developing production, linking product consumption, and further expanding commercial infrastructure in localities in the province. Nghe An Province will always accompany and proactively coordinate with Masan Group to effectively deploy investment, production, and business.

Leaders of Nghe An province and Masan Group cut the ribbon to inaugurate WinMart Vinh supermarket. Photo: Pham Bang

*MAlthough it has entered the flood season to prepare for planting, due to the recent low water level of Lam River, many pumping stations along this river have been dried up. As a result,many rice fields still have no waterfor spring crop production.

Mr. Nguyen Truong Thanh - Head of Nghe An Irrigation Sub-Department said: To ensure water source for spring crop, the unit has coordinated and worked with Ban Ve, Khe Bo, Chi Khe Hydropower Plants to ensure water discharge flow to meet the needs of production and daily life in the downstream areas. In addition, the sub-department also requires the operating management units to strictly manage water sources, prevent leakage and loss, and use water resources economically and effectively.

Thanh Van pumping station (Thanh Chuong) dried up and had to be dredged to bring water into the pump. Photo: Tien Dong

*SOn January 15, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted organizedCongress term 2021 - 2022This is the unit chosen by the Central Youth Union and the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee as the model unit for the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Congress at the grassroots level.

The Congress elected the Executive Committee of the School Youth Union for the 2021 - 2022 term; elected the Secretary of the School Youth Union for the 48th term, 2021 - 2022 term; elected the Delegation to attend the 21st Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vinh City, term 2022 - 2027. At the same time, passed the Resolution of the new term congress.

Representatives of the Central Youth Union, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, Vinh City Youth Union, the Board of Directors of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, and the new Executive Board of the school's Youth Union took a souvenir photo. Photo: Thanh Quynh

*SOn January 15, Nghe An Center for Disease Control (CDC) informed: In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 p.m. on January 14, 2022 to 6:00 a.m. on January 15, 2022), Nghe An recorded64 new positive caseswith COVID-19 in 11 localities.

Covid-19 test. Illustration photo

*LIVEIn other developments, information from the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghi Loc district said that the district has currentlyquite complicated outbreakat HANOSIMEX Nghi Lam Garment Company. By the end of January 14, the entire company had recorded 45 cases of Covid-19 infection, all of whom were workers of the company.

After receiving the test results, Nghi Loc district worked with the company and local authorities to come up with plans to control the outbreak as soon as possible, determined not to interrupt production for too long, and at the same time stabilize the lives of workers as Tet approaches.

For now, HANOSIMEX Nghi Lam Garment Company has temporarily suspended operations to test all workers, a total of over 600 people, until further notice. At the same time, F0s have been treated, and the entire company premises and production lines have been disinfected...

Taking Covid-19 test samples. Photo: QA

*HResponding to the Appeal for Support and Help for the Poor to Celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022 of the Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, on this occasion, many departments, branches, organizations and units have deployed activities to support the poor to celebrate Tet.

Morning of January 15,Provincial Business Bloc Party Committeeorganize the program "Tet Sum Vay - Connecting Love 2022".Department of TransportIn collaboration with the Youth Union of the Department of Finance, BIDV Bank Youth Union - Nghe An branch organized Tet gift giving in Keng Du and Muong Tip communes.Department of Tourismvisited and gave gifts to the poor in Anh Son district on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year.Ban Ve Hydropower Company in coordination with Provincial PoliceGiving Tet gifts to people in Luong Minh, Yen Na and Huu Khuong communes (Tuong Duong).Many other agencies and unitsOrganize practical activities for the poor such as: "Warm Tet at the border - Warm clothes for children" program in Muong Noc commune, Que Phong district and give Tet gifts in Ha Son commune, Quy Hop district.

Comrade Phan Thi Hoan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Business Bloc Party Committee presented gifts to workers. Photo: Mai Hoa

*SOn January 15, Vinh City Police organizedtraffic command and control trainingfor forces participating in the plan to ensure traffic safety and urban order on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2022.

Traffic police of Vinh City Police instruct on practicing 9 traffic control movements and 6 horn signals. Photo: D.C.