Nghe An: Highlights on February 18
(Baonghean.vn) - Request to review individuals and organizations related to 35 public investment projects with slow disbursement; Non-public teachers quit their jobs, schools face difficulties; Localities respond flexibly to the spread of Covid-19... are the highlights of February 18.
*Cafternoon 18/2,The Standing Committee of Nam Dan District Party Committee held a ceremony to award Party badges to veteran party members.
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*TThe province currently has 35 projects that have not fully disbursed the 2021 public investment plan (from 300 million VND or more), including 6 projects from the central budget, 9 projects from foreign capital and 25 projects from the local budget. Faced with this situation, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Official Dispatch No. 896/UBND-KT onReview and handle cases of slow disbursementpublic investment plan 2021
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Construction of Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard. Photo: QA |
*DBy February 2022, private kindergartens had been closed for over 8 months and could be extended until the end of the school year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the difficult context,many teachers have quit their jobs,creating a "gap" in human resources in schools.
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Up to this point, preschools in Vinh city have been closed for 8 months and many non-public preschools are in difficult circumstances. Photo: MH |
*TNghe An Center for Disease Control informs: From 6:00 p.m. on February 17, 2022 to 6:00 a.m. on February 18, 2022, Nghe Anrecorded 1,151 new positive caseswith COVID-19.
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Rapid Covid-19 test. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
*HQuynh Luu districtstop a series of crowded activitiesand services to control the epidemic from today after the number of infections increased rapidly. Meanwhile, the People's Committee of Yen Thanh district hasannounced the epidemic level at level 4for 30/39 communes and towns.
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Medical staff take Covid-19 test samples in Yen Thanh district. Photo: Q.An |
*QAfter many adjustments, up to now, domestic gasoline and oil prices are at their highest level in the past 8 years. The sharp increase in gasoline prices combined with the impact of the epidemic has had a significant impact on fishermen's ability to go offshore, many peopledare not go out to sea for fear of loss.
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After the Lunar New Year, many fishing boats of Quynh Luu fishermen could not go out to sea, partly due to unfavorable weather and partly due to the high price of fuel. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
*BNghe An Provincial Traffic Safety Department has just issued a document requesting functional agencies and localities to strengthensolutions to prevent and stop traffic accidentsrelated to vehicles carrying agricultural and forestry products.
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Scene of the accident where a glue truck overturned and crushed three buffaloes to death. Photo courtesy of CTV |