Nghe An: Highlights on June 30

*NOn June 30, Nghe An leaders attended the Government's online conference with 13 localities todiscuss solutions to remove obstaclesimplementing the Project to build some sections of the North-South Expressway in the East and the Project to invest in the construction of the My Thuan - Can Tho Expressway, phase 1. In Nghe An, the North-South Expressway project passing through the province has a length of about 87.84 km, belonging to 2 sub-projects: Nghi Son - Dien Chau section and Dien Chau - Bai Vot sub-project. Up to now, the province has cleared about 81/87.84 km, reaching 92%. Currently, localities have basically approved and paid for the assets, and are paying and handing over land in resettlement areas.

Panoramic view of Nghe An province bridge. Photo: Pham Bang

*SOn June 30, the Director of the Center for Disease Control of Nghe An province informed: From 7:00 p.m. on June 29, 2021 to 7:00 a.m. on June 30, 2021, Nghe An3 new cases of Covid-19 infection detected, are the quarantined F1s.

As of the afternoon of June 30, Nghe An province has recorded 99 Covid-19 patients since the outbreak in mid-June. Of these, there are up to31 patients related to Vinh wholesale market.

Performing rapid Covid-19 test. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*DTo limit and minimize the risk of disease spreading from Nghe An to the outside and from outside into Nghe An, and at the same time create favorable conditions for Nghe An in epidemic prevention work, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued an Official Dispatch requesting the Ministry of Transport to pay attention to directingtemporarily suspend commercial flightsDeparture to and arrival at Vinh International Airport from 0:00 on June 30, 2021.

Measuring body temperature of passengers passing through Vinh Airport. Photo: Quang An

*TImplementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, starting from the morning of June 30, Vinh citytotal tracingAll cases coming to Vinh wholesale market from June 1st until now with the determination not to miss any F1 cases in the community.

Vinh City authorities went to every alley and knocked on every door to trace the cases. Photo: Quang An

*DTo prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic and ensure strict implementation of Directive 16, a number of communes in Vinh City haveset up more checkpointsto limit local people from going out and control other local people from coming, especially in wards and communes where there is an epidemic.

A checkpoint at the Nghi Lien commune welcome gate. Photo: Tien Dong

*BNghe An General Friendship Hospital said:Nearly 3,000 test samplesSamples taken at the hospital on June 29 were all negative. These were samples from all medical staff, patients, and patients' relatives (in which F1 cases were sampled twice).

100% of people sampled at Nghe An General Hospital on June 29 tested negative for Covid-19. Photo: Thanh Cuong