Nghe An: Highlights of July 3rd

*STomorrow morning (July 4th), the Provincial People's Council will hold its first session of the 18th term, 2021-2026. Before the opening ceremony, on the afternoon of July 3rd, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - led a delegation of the Provincial People's Council to the Kim Lien National Special Historical Site (Nam Dan) to lay flowers and offer incense.In commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh.

The delegation laid wreaths and offered incense at the Kim Lien National Special Historical Site in Nam Dan. Photo: Thanh Duy

Following the sacred teachings of President Ho Chi Minh, the Standing Committee of the 17th Provincial People's Council, together with the provincial People's Council delegates, have united, innovated, and strived to have a successful term, making important contributions to the overall development of the province, meeting the aspirations of voters, consolidating trust, and creating enthusiasm and consensus among the people.

According to the planned agenda, on the morning of July 4th, the 18th Provincial People's Council, term 2021-2026, will proceed with the election of the following positions: Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council and Provincial People's Committee; heads and deputy heads of the Provincial People's Council's committees, members of the Provincial People's Committee; and People's Assessors of the Provincial People's Court.

*SThe event that has received special attention from the public in Vinh City and Nghe An Province is that from 0:00 on July 3rd, Vinh City officially lifted social distancing measures in accordance with Directive 16 of the Prime Minister.

Following the decision by the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province to cease social isolation under Directive 16 and transition to a new phase of social distancing under Directive 15 of the Prime Minister, the People's Committee of Vinh City issued Plan No. 139/KH-UBND early on July 3rd. In addition to implementing social distancing under Directive 15, Plan No. 139 of the People's Committee of Vinh City also includes other measures.The requirements are linked to 7 groups of tasks and solutions..

The task force posts notices in front of houses where people are under medical quarantine. Photo: Tien Dong

*SAfter Vinh City stopped implementing Directive 16 of the Prime Minister,Many people flocked to the city.This caused traffic congestion at checkpoints on the morning of July 3rd. According to regulations, in addition to the checkpoints at the ward and commune levels, the city's 13 main checkpoints remain operational. People wishing to pass through the checkpoints must meet requirements such as presenting a certificate confirming a negative rapid test or PCR test result within 3 days of sample collection, completing a health declaration, having their temperature taken, and undergoing disinfection as required.

Many people arriving at the checkpoint on National Highway 46B in Nghi An commune had to stop because they did not have enough documents to pass through. Photo: Tien Dong

*SAfter a long period of temporary closure for pandemic prevention and control, many restaurants and eateries with business licenses in Vinh City are getting ready to reopen.Preparing steps to reopen..

Some restaurants received their food supplies on the morning of July 3rd. Photo: Nguyen Chau

*THowever, any complacency at this time could easily lead to a rapid resurgence of the disease, especially since on the morning of July 3rd, the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control reported that from 7 PM on July 2nd to 7 AM on July 3rd, Nghe An detected 3 new positive cases.All three cases were in Vinh City.This includes 2 cases of F1 contacts becoming F0 contacts and 1 case of community transmission.

Taking a Covid-19 test sample. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*LThe incident related to one of the three aforementioned cases prompted the Cua Nam ward in Vinh City to take action.48 households in Block 4 were placed under lockdown.On the very first day the city lifted its lockdown under Directive 16.

The lockdown area in Cua Nam ward. Photo: Quang An

*TDue to the prolonged quarantine period to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, many families in Vinh City have run out of fresh vegetables. Understanding this situation, this morning more than 40 tons of vegetables and fruits were donated by...farmers of Do Luong districtThey provided "support" to the people of the city.

The vegetables have been transported to the wards and communes of Vinh City. Photo: Cong Kien

*CAnother issue that has received much attention from the public and the media these days is the 2021 High School Graduation Examination. The exam will take place under challenging circumstances due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To date,Preparation for the examSchools are urgently implementing this.

Before the official exam took place on July 7th and 8th, all examination centers had fully completed preparations regarding facilities and equipment according to plan. Photo: My Ha