Nghe An: Highlights on May 31

*SOn May 31, the Nghe An Provincial Election Steering Committee held a meeting.listen to the overall election results reportdeputies of the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term, and discussed a number of work contents.

The election in Nghe An was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law. The voter turnout rate reached 98.93%, the highest in recent elections, including Quy Chau district and Cua Lo town with 100% voter turnout. The candidates were elected with a very concentrated rate, averaging over 80% to over 90%.

Through the election, voters elected 13 deputies to the 15th National Assembly, 83 deputies to the Provincial People's Council, 736 deputies to the District People's Council and 10,885 deputies to the Commune People's Council.

The Provincial Election Committee assessed: The election in the province took place seriously and closely; the atmosphere and public opinion of voters were basically in high agreement and trust in this election.

Overview of the meeting of the Election Steering Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

*MA female worker returning from Bac Ninh province declared herself as F1 when her friend was confirmed to have Covid-19.

Mr. Ho Sy Duong - Director of Hoang Mai Town Medical Center said that the locality has just activated the Rapid Response Team, and at the same time assigned the tracing team to conduct epidemiological investigation, trace close contacts to conduct quarantine, and take samples for testing afterThere is an F1 case returning from Bac Ninh.

This person has been quarantined at the Quynh Lap Commune Health Station. The health agency has also sprayed disinfectants at the home of the F1 case and the confirmed F2 cases.

A corner of Quynh Lap commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*COn the afternoon of May 31, Nghe An Department of Education and Training organizedlaunching ceremony to support the prevention and fight against Covid-19 epidemic.At the launching ceremony, the Department of Education and Training donated 20 million VND.

Previously, the Department of Education and Training and the Trade Union of Nghe An Education and Training also issued a document calling on educational units, all teachers and workers to well implement the direction of the Party and State, raise awareness, solidarity and responsibility to the community, strictly comply with regulations of the Government, the health sector and localities in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

Nghe An Education Department donates to support Covid-19 prevention and control. Photo: My Ha

*TIn another development, in Dien Bich commune, a citizen was found to be positive for Covid-19 after leaving Laos. Following the direction of the health sector, Dien Bich has implemented social distancing in the spirit of Directive 15 of the Government. However, there is currently a stigma against the people here even though all of their test samples are negative for nCoV-2. Also because of the stigma, many of the people's seafood products are either unsold or are being forced down in price.

Mr. Nguyen Van Lien - Vice Chairman of Dien Bich Commune People's Committee expressed: This unnecessary discrimination comes from the fact that people do not fully understand Directive 15/CT-TTg. I hope that people inside and outside the districtshare and sympathize with the people of Dien Bich commune; create conditions for the people of Dien Bich commune to develop the economy while doing a good job of disease prevention.

Spraying disinfectant chemicals in Dien Bich commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong

*VOver the past few days, public opinion across the country has been captivated by the event of a 78-year-old doctor retiring.volunteer to applyCovid-19 epidemic prevention team. That is the case of "old" doctor Nguyen Van Trang, in Thanh Chuong town (Nghe An). Let's listen to him confide about this special application.

Doctor Trang (second from left) shares about the spirit of preventing Covid-19 epidemic at home. Photo: Huy Thu

*LRegarding the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, in recent days, public opinion has been indignant because some religious establishments still carry out ritual activities with large crowds, without wearing masks, causing the epidemic to spread rapidly. Faced with this reality, author Phung Kim Lan wrote an article "Do not disregard the health and lives of your compatriots for the sake of religion".The article is a wake-up callThose who still disregard the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, endangering the community.

Authorities blocked off the area where the Renaissance Missionary Church operates. Photo: Doc Lap/TNO

*NOn May 31, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance criminal trial.trial of 3 defendantsVuong Quoc Trong (born in 1977), Nguyen Hien Son (born in 1989), both residing in Bac Ha ward, Ha Tinh city (Ha Tinh province) and Lo Van Minh (born in 1971), residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".

The panel of judges determined that in this case, the defendants were involved in drug trafficking in an exceptionally large quantity (4kg of crystal meth). All three defendants had bad personal histories, so they sentenced Vuong Quoc Trong, Nguyen Hien Son and Lo Van Minh to death.

3 defendants at the trial were sentenced to death. Photo: Tran Vu