Nghe An: Highlights on August 2

*COn the afternoon of August 2, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Standing Government hnationwide onlineon the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. The Prime Minister requested that we should not be subjective or negligent. First of all, the political system must take drastic action. We must activate the system, especially the health sector system, to be ready to prevent and control the epidemic. Strictly manage borders and quarantine areas, and activate measures to achieve the best results in the epidemic prevention and control, minimizing deaths.

Conference scene at Nghe An bridge point.

*Mheavy rains in the past 2 days due to the influence of storm number 2, havecausing local floodingAt some locations in Do Luong, Quy Hop, Nghia Dan, Que Phong districts... Many spillways were flooded, many locations were at risk of landslides, not ensuring traffic safety for people passing by.

Floodwaters flooded the streets in Quy Hop district. Photo: Contributor

*BMinistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCheck drainage workin Nghe An. During the inspection, the Director of the Department of Natural Disaster Response directed Nghe An to have solutions to improve drainage capacity, ensuring safety for people as well as production during the rainy and stormy season.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Quang inspects Dien Thanh sluice (Dien Chau). Photo: Phu Huong

*Dearly afternoon 2/8,Storm No. 2 has weakened.formed a tropical depression and entered the provinces of Ninh Binh - Thanh Hoa. Due to the influence of the tropical depression circulation, in the afternoon and night of August 2, in the mountainous areas of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, there was still moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places.

Storm No. 2 weakened into a tropical depression. Photo: North Central Hydrometeorological Station.

*NAugust 2, Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union, Secretariat of the Youth Union of Nghe An provinceimplementing many projects, meaningful youth work in the border commune of Hanh Dich, Que Phong district.

Provincial Youth Union representative presents volleyball court to youth of Chieng village, Hanh Dich commune. Photo: Lo Hieu

*SOn August 2, the Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control said that three young women being quarantined at the Tropical Disease Center had the same symptoms.negative result for nCoV. Previously, after completing the quarantine admission procedures, all three girls left the quarantine area without permission. On the afternoon of July 31, medical staff had to send a car to the boarding house to escort all three back to the hospital for quarantine and testing.

The Tropical Disease Center, where the three girls are being quarantined. Photo: Tien Hung

*TNghe An Provincial People's Court has just openedfirst instance criminal trialtried Loc Thi Mai (49 years old), residing in Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district, for the crime of "Human trafficking". The victim in the case was a married woman in difficult circumstances.

Defendant Loc Thi Mai at the trial. Photo: Tran Vu