Nghe An: Highlights on August 16

Quoc Son - Huu Quan• DNUM_BGZAIZCACB 18:43

(Baonghean.vn) - Two outstanding events on August 16 were: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended and directed the Conference to deploy the Action Program of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party and the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in Nghe An was pushed up when Vinh city began applying Directive 16 from 0:00 on August 17.

*SOn August 16, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held an online conference.implementing the Action Program of the Vietnam Fatherland Frontand member organizations implement the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party.

This is the first time a conference has been held to unify and coordinate actions among member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on a national scale, with about 2,000 delegates attending at 64 locations.

Speaking at the conference, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed the extremely important role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations in bringing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress into life. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pointed out: Solidarity is an extremely valuable tradition and lesson of the Vietnamese people, forged over thousands of years of history of building and defending the country.

Recalling Uncle Ho's advice: "Unity, unity, great unity; success, success, great success", the General Secretary emphasized: "Here, the Front has an extremely important position and role".

Delegates attending the conference at the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

*TAt noon on August 16, the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province held an urgent meeting with Vinh city todiscuss solutions to prevent and combat Covid-19on site

Reporting at the meeting, Vinh city leaders said: In the 2 days of August 15-16, Vinh city had 6 cases of Covid-19 infection. Through investigation and tracing, Vinh city has identified and quarantined 111 F1 cases. Vinh city has also taken samples for testing for 2,837 cases related to Vinh wholesale market and this number is still increasing as people come to declare; taking samples for testing for nearly 400 delivery people; and taking samples for testing for 700 people at Quang Trung market.

Regarding the Vinh wholesale market outbreak, Nghe An currently has 9 infected cases and Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh) has a cluster of 5 cases. Through investigation, from July 31 to August 14, the whole province has 2,504 people related to the Vinh wholesale market outbreak.

At the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long decided to isolate the city according to Directive 16 to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, starting from 0:00 on August 17, 2021.

Meeting scene. Photo: Thanh Chung

*TBefore that, in the morning, Vinh City directed the functional forces to conducttemporary blockade of Quang Trung marketrelated to the new Covid-19 infection case. The patient is from Nghi Xuan district, Ha Tinh province. This person specializes in taking fish from Vinh wholesale market to Quang Trung market to sell. Currently, the patient's and his family's samples have tested positive for Covid-19.

Vinh City leaders were present at Quang Trung market to direct the blockade and take samples for testing. Photo: Quang An

*CIn Quan Bau ward, medical staff took samples for testing from households in the blockaded area on the night of August 15 and isolated related cases according to regulations. The reason why the authoritiesquickly blockade some householdsresiding on Le Ninh Street, Block 4, Quan Bau Ward is related to an F0 here. Specifically, the patient is VTD, male, born in 1988. On August 12, this person went to Pho Moi cafe at the same time as the previously announced patient TBT. On August 15, patient VTD had symptoms of fatigue, went to Thai Thuong Hoang Hospital of Aesthetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery to take a sample for testing, the rapid test results were both positive. The test sample sent to Nghe An CDC, on the evening of August 15, gave a confirmed positive result for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Medical staff take samples for testing from households in the locked-down area. Photo: QA

*LIVEa related development, cAfternoon August 16, Department of Education and Trainingjust had a document about itTemporarily suspend the operation of IT centers, foreign languages, life skills, and extracurricular activitiesand non-public preschools. The suspension will begin on August 17, 2021, until further notice.

This decision is related to the epidemic situation in the province when in recent days many cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus have appeared. Some localities such as Vinh city, Nghi Loc, Quynh Luu and some communes and towns are implementing lockdown and social distancing according to Directive 15 or Directive 16. The temporary suspension of activities is to ensure the health and safety of students, trainees, staff and teachers.

Kindergarten students in Nghe An are temporarily out of school after a short period of returning to school. Photo: MH

*TAt this time, life in Vinh city - the cultural, economic and political center of Nghe An province - has become tense because of the continuous application of epidemic prevention and control solutions. However, somewhere on the streets, people are a bit more relieved when encounteringthe "paintings"shown on many electrical cabinets that were previously covered with advertising papers. Just that, but it also brings some nostalgia during the epidemic.

An electrical cabinet located at the intersection of Nguyen Van Cu - Ho Tung Mau has a new "coat". Photo: Tien Hung

*SOn August 16, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.regular citizen receptionAugust 2021.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received Mr. Phan Trong Nguyen (residing in Block 8, Trung Do Ward, Vinh City). Mr. Nguyen complained about the right to use 200m2 of land where his family is living and requested the competent authority to cancel the planning of the Cau Thong market construction project so that his family can stabilize their lives; received citizen Nguyen Dinh Thong (residing in Hamlet 13, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City) related to the issue of land dispute with an adjacent business household.

Overview of the regular citizen reception session in August 2021. Photo: Pham Bang

*SAugust 16, People's Court of Nghe An provincefirst instance criminal trialagainst defendant Tran Huu Duc for the crime of "Activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government" under Clause 3, Article 109 of the Penal Code. The Trial Panel sentenced defendant Tran Huu Duc to 3 years in prison for the crime of "Activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government". The defendant also received an additional penalty of 2 years of probation after the end of his prison sentence.

Defendant Tran Huu Duc at trial. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

*VAt 1:40 p.m. on August 16, the Fire and Rescue Command Center received a report.house fireat the house in lane 282 Thang Long street, Nghi Kim commune, Vinh city, Nghe An.

According to initial information provided by people at the scene, the fire started in the electrical system outside the house, then spread along the insulated corrugated iron roof into the adjacent extension room and the car parked in the yard.