Nghe An: Highlights September 6

*SOn September 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the regular Government meeting for August 2021. The Prime Minister emphasized the requirementquickly control the epidemic, build a scenario plan to recover and promote the economy in new conditions.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also assigned the tasks of checking and making statistics on funding and budget for epidemic prevention and control; circulation of goods; urgent solutions to continue epidemic prevention and control; vaccine diplomacy... to Deputy Prime Ministers and members of the Government.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the regular Government meeting in August 2021. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

*TIn Nghe An, September 6 is the date when Decision No. 3243 on establishing isolation and social distancing areas to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic of the Provincial People's Committee was applied and took effect. Many localities have reduced the level of social distancing. This policy immediately created an effect on many districts and cities.

*TIn fact, before reducing the level of social distancing from "stay where you are" to applying Directive 16, on September 5, Vinh City People's Committee issued Plan No. 199KH-UBND, which includes a list oftypes of production, business, servicesallowed to operate when Vinh City implements Directive 16 from 0:00 on September 6, 2021 with specific conditions.

Plan of Vinh City People's Committee (excerpt from first and last page). Photo: PV

*CAlong with that, Vinh City People's Committee also specifically regulatescases where travel is permittedwithin the city with the conditions and documents when the city implements Directive 16 from 0:00 on September 6, 2021.

Authorities check people's documents when traveling in the city. Photo: Quang An

*VIn the new context, Vinh City people have beenissue essential shopping cardsAccordingly, the shopping card can be used 3 days/time. Citizens of any ward or commune can only shop at shopping centers, supermarkets, essential goods businesses, and points of sale organized by the ward or commune located in that ward or commune.

Markets in Vinh City continue to close. Photo: Quang An

*CThe above solutions of the government and functional agencies aim to create a "barrier" of social distancing according to regulations and to minimize large gatherings that pose a risk of spreading the disease. However, according to the reflection of Nghe An Newspaper reporters, on September 6, in many locations in Vinh city,Crowds still occur, not maintaining the prescribed distance.

There are some fruit and food stores where people are too crowded, jostling, and not maintaining the distance recommended by the Ministry of Health "5K". Photo: NC

*BBesides, on the day of reduced social distancing, parents gathered in large numbers,not ensuring social distancing regulationsAt the bookstore, school supplies have been a concern for many.

Parents lined up at the bookstore of Nghe An School Equipment and Books Company on the morning of September 6. Photo: QS

*LIVEAnother development is that while students in Vinh City and other localities are forced to study online to implement Directive 16, today many schools in the province,students have been to schoolThis will help many schools solve the difficult problem of organizing online teaching, especially in mountainous and difficult areas.

This morning, students of Huoi Tu Boarding Primary School went to school. Photo: PV

*VAt 8:15 a.m. on September 6, at epidemic control checkpoint No. 10, in Nghi Long commune, the Nghi Loc district police working group inspected and discovered that a driver named D.HQ (born in 1990), residing in Dien Thai commune, Dien Chau district, had used a Covid-19 rapid test result confirmation paper with the date corrected.

Specifically,This driver has been repaired.August 16, 2021 in this document is changed to September 6, 2021 to avoid implementing measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Nghi Loc District People's Committee has decided to fine driver D.HQ 7.5 million VND.

Fine receipt of driver D.HQ Photo: Nhat Tuan