Nghe An: Highlights on September 17

*NAn girl held the opening ceremonyProvincial Covid-19 Information Portaland testing the online conference system down to the commune level. The provincial Covid-19 information portal will provide official information, promptly reflecting the developments and situation of the epidemic in the area, in detail for each commune, ward and town. Thereby, serving the work of analyzing, evaluating, forecasting and making decisions on effective measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

Provincial leaders pressed the button to launch the Nghe An province Covid-19 Information Portal system. Photo: Thanh Duy

*BThe Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province held an online conference for the whole province on Covid-19 prevention and control. This is the first time the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An provinceorganize online meetingson epidemic prevention and control work down to the commune level, after the online conference system down to the commune level was launched in the morning of the same day. At the conference, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy - Head of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province emphasized 4 groups of solutions to protect the achievements of the epidemic prevention and control, maintain the stability of the new normal state firmly and long-term; thereby restoring production.

Panorama of the conference at the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee bridge. Photo: Thanh Duy

*BThe Nghe An Provincial Fund for the Poor mobilized 3 billion VND to support the Department of Education and Training to buy 1,500 smartphones and called on VNPT Nghe An to support 1,500 4G SIM cards with a total value of 900 million VND tohelp poor students study online.

Leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and VNPT Nghe An presented support to the provincial education sector. Photo: Thanh Duy

*SSeptember 17, information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Nghe An: In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 p.m. September 16 to 6:00 a.m. September 17), Nghe Anrecorded 01 new positive casewith Covid-19 in Boi Son commune, Do Luong district. The patient is F1 and had been quarantined before.

Covid-19 test. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*TFacing the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially in industrial parks, enterprises, commercial service establishments, and traditional markets in recent times, implementing the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade has deployedBuilding a Covid-19 Safety Mapfor localities, businesses, production and commercial establishments in the whole province.

As of September 16, 2021, although many localities have returned to the new safe status (green), Nghe An is still a locality in the risk group for Covid-19. Photo: Tien Dong

*CThe Criminal Investigation Department of Ky Son District Police hasprosecute the case, prosecuted the accused Ven Thi Thuy, born in 1992, residing in Pha Khao village, Pha Danh commune, Ky Son district for the crime of "Human trafficking".

Defendant Ven Thi Thuy. Photo: Hoang Tuan