Nghe An: Highlights on January 17

*SOn January 17, in Da Nang, the Steering Committee for the Project "Strategy for building and perfecting the Socialist Rule of Law State of Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045"National Conferencewith the theme: "Continuing to promote and improve the effectiveness of judicial reform to meet the requirements of building and perfecting the socialist rule-of-law state of Vietnam by 2030, with a vision to 2045".

This is the 2nd National Workshop of the Steering Committee, following the 1st Workshop held in December 2021 with the theme: "Theoretical and practical issues on the Socialist Rule of Law State of Vietnam".

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other Party and State leaders chaired the conference. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

*UNghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued Official Dispatch No. 374/UBND-NC dated January 15, 2022 requesting to strengthen the workControl and handle violations of oversized and overloaded vehicles, illegal passenger transport vehicles, homemade vehicles.

The goal is to strengthen the control and handling of violations against oversized and overloaded vehicles, cars with less than 12 seats operating in illegal transportation, agricultural vehicles, and homemade 3-4-wheel vehicles, contributing to ensuring traffic safety and order in the coming time, especially before, during and after the Lunar New Year and the 2022 Spring Festival...

Nghe An Department of Transport inspection team checks overloaded vehicles on Ho Chi Minh trail. Photo courtesy of CTV

*NOn January 17, the working delegation of the Provincial Military Command conductedroad construction inspectionserving national defense and border security in Thanh Chuong district.

To complete the construction of the border defense and security road project in Thanh Chuong district according to plan and achieve the set goals, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Commander of the Provincial Military Command requested that units clearly identify the construction of border defense and security roads as a very important political task to serve well the border patrol, economic and political development and consolidate the defense and security posture on the border.

Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Commander of the Provincial Military Command requested that units focus all resources, human resources, machinery and equipment to speed up the completion of projects and ensure the quality of the works. Photo: Trong Kien

*DTo ensure continuous and stable power supply, prevent risks of fire and electrical accidents that may occur during the Lunar New Year, Nghe An Electricity Company recommends that electricity users and residents comply with safety measures, not erecting flagpoles, flagpoles, or releasing sky lanterns near power lines and transformer stations.

Along with that, on January 5, 2022, the Electricity Company issued an Official Dispatch requesting the People's Committee of Nghe An province to direct local authorities at all levels to propagate to all people and organizations and agencies in the area aboutensure uninterrupted power supplyand electrical safety among the people, during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival 2022.

Vinh City Electricity workers check and repair circuit breakers in electrical cabinets to ensure safe and stable power supply, improving reliability for customers.

*SOn January 17, Nghe An Center for Disease Control (CDC) informed: In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 p.m. January 16 to 6:00 a.m. January 17, 2022), Nghe An51 new positive cases recordedwith COVID-19 in 12 localities.

Covid-19 test. Photo: Duc Anh

*LIVEAnother development related to the prevention and control of Covid-19, the leader of Nghe An Department of Health said,Information on basic vaccination coverageThe rate of people aged 18 and over in Nghe An is the third lowest in the country, as announced by the Ministry of Health, which is incorrect.

This move came after the Ministry of Health issued a telegram reminding some localities with low basic vaccination rates. According to the Ministry of Health, the rate of basic vaccination of citizens aged 18 and over in Nghe An is only 76.8%, the third lowest in the country.

According to Mr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of the Department of Health, this data is not accurate. "Currently, the whole Nghe An province has 1,975,533 people over 18 years old who have received the basic vaccination. Corresponding to a rate of 108%", Mr. Tue said and explained that the rate exceeding 100% is due to the large population movement in Nghe An.

To date, Nghe An has administered a total of more than 5.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. For children aged 12 to 17, the province has screened more than 270,000 people. To date, the first injection rate for this group has reached 99%, and the second injection rate is 70.7%. It is expected that by January 20, Nghe An will complete the second injection coverage for children aged 12 to 17.

The rate of basic vaccination for people aged 18 and over in Nghe An has exceeded 100%. Photo: Tien Hung

*TAll students of class 2B, Hung Chinh Primary School, Vinh City havemust stop in-person learning at school, switched to online learning due to students infected with Covid-19.

Specifically, the patient is VNM, male, born in 2014. Address: Hamlet 4, Hung Chinh Commune, Vinh City. Hung Chinh Commune authorities said that immediately after receiving the test results, Hung Chinh Commune took samples to test all students in the class and the homeroom teacher, a total of 39 people. The current difficulty is that the source of infection of this case has not been determined.

Taking Covid-19 test samples in Vinh City. Photo: QA

*NOn January 17, a working delegation from the Military Region 4 Command led by Major General Nguyen Anh Tuan - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 arrived invisit, wish you a happy new yearNghe An Newspaper.

Comrade Nguyen Anh Tuan also acknowledged and highly appreciated the meaningful contributions of Nghe An Newspaper to the armed forces of Military Region 4 in general and the Provincial Military Command in particular. Over the past year, Nghe An Newspaper has closely followed and promptly reflected the activities of agencies and units stationed in the area. There have been many articles written about good examples, good deeds, and typical examples in the military region, thereby helping to spread and promptly encourage officers and soldiers on duty.

Delegation of Military Region 4 visited and wished Nghe An Newspaper a Happy New Year. Photo: Duc Anh

*HResponding to the Provincial Party Secretary's Appeal Letter to support and help poor households celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022, in order to share with the difficult circumstances in Xieng My commune (Tuong Duong district), Nghe An Newspaper connected with TH Group to give100 Tet gifts given to 100 poor householdsIn Xieng My commune (Tuong Duong district), each gift is 500 thousand VND.

The delegation presented 100 gifts to 100 poor households in the commune. Photo: Pham Bang