Nghe An: Highlights on April 21

*CHIEU April 21, comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee chaired the conferenceConduct the process of introducing personnel to participate in the Party Executive Committee, Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary, Inspection Committee, Chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Provincial Military Party Committee, term 2020 - 2025.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee and comrades in the Provincial Military Command Party Committee presented flowers to Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Senior Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command, who were appointed to join the Standing Committee of the Provincial Military Party Committee, term 2015-2020. Photo: Trong Kien

The conference discussed and held a secret ballot to select and introduce personnel to join the new Executive Committee, including 17 comrades, the Standing Committee of 5 comrades, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee 1 comrade, the Inspection Committee of the Provincial Military Party Committee 6 comrades, and the Chairman of the Inspection Committee 1 comrade. This is the basis for the Provincial Military Party Committee to carry out the next steps in personnel work for the Provincial Military Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term.

*COn the same day, under the chairmanship of comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department organizedmeeting to listen and give opinions on the plan to organize the celebration of the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2020).

At the meeting, representatives of relevant sectors and units discussed and contributed many ideas to the plan to organize this special event. According to the delegates, all plans, contents and methods of organizing the Anniversary Ceremony must aim at the solemn and special nature of the event while ensuring the conditions according to regulations if the social distancing order is still in effect.

Tourists visit Kim Lien Relic Site. Photo courtesy

*HToday, April 21, good news for Vietnam when for the 5th consecutive day no new cases of Covid-19 infection were detected. However, according to Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health,We cannot be complacent even though the statistics are positive.. That is also the reason why the Prime Minister still classified Nghe An as a "at-risk" group even though up to now, no cases have appeared in the province.

Currently, more than 7,000 citizens quarantined in the provinces have tested negative. Photo: Tien Hung

According to some domestic and international experts, there is a high risk of the virus remaining in the patient's body reactivating; the virus is likely to remain in a "dormant" state before being reactivated... Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh said that Covid-19 is a dangerous epidemic with the ability to spread quickly and widely, so people need to follow instructions, people still need to wear masks when going out, limit contact with crowded places, wash hands with sanitizer regularly...

*NIf the epidemic continues to be well controlled and Nghe An ends the period of social distancing, thenThe Department of Education and Training plans to allow students to return to school from the beginning of next week (April 27)..As planned, to ensure the safety of students returning to school, high school students will return first. Next, middle school students will return in sequence, followed by primary and preschool students.

Class time at Nghi Loc 5 High School. Photo: My Ha

Another option is that the whole province will return to school in early May. While making the final decision, the Department of Education and Training has also completed the criteria for safe schools. This will be the basis for schools to prepare conditions to ensure the safety of students and teachers before students return to school and during the learning process.

*CALSO related to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic,Seafood prices in Nghe An continue to fall sharply.Thousands of boats in the sea areas of Quynh Luu and Dien Chau still go out to sea regularly. Although the catch is still guaranteed, the price is currently decreasing sharply, from 30-50% compared to the same period last year... so fishermen cannot help but worry.

Seafood is caught at Lach Quen port, Quynh Luu district. Photo: Hong Dien

In the situation of good harvest and falling prices, besides accepting to sell at low prices to avoid unsold products, people in coastal communes are now increasing investment in cold storage to preserve seafood. At the same time, people are also taking advantage of social media channels such as Facebook and Zalo to advertise their products and avoid seafood congestion.

*TIN the difficult context of the pandemic,A good sign is that some industrial products in Nghe An still maintain quite positive growth.According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Nghe An, in the first quarter of 2020, industrial production activities still grew compared to the same period: The Industrial Production Index (IIP) increased by 2.9% over the same period in 2019.

Although some sectors such as water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment activities decreased by 4.60%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning decreased by 32.34%; the mining industry increased by 11.91%; the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 6.41%.

*SApril 21, conclusion of the meeting of the Steering Committee for Price Management,Prime Minister clearly stated the ability to completely control inflation.below 4% this year; require implementing synchronous and effective solutions to soon reduce pork prices to around 60,000 VND/kg, stabilize rice prices, reduce electricity prices, water prices and some other items...

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Regarding the roadmap for salary increase from July 1 and price adjustment of medical services (also from July 1) and education (from September), the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside with the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Health, and relevant agencies to research and fully and thoroughly evaluate the impacts and influences to promptly report and propose to competent authorities on this matter, with the spirit of only increasing service prices when the price index is controlled, at the appropriate time, ensuring that it does not affect the price management target.

* TMeanwhile, at the border area of ​​Ky Son district,On the afternoon of April 21, hail suddenly occurred.The rain did not cause any human casualties but caused severe damage to many crops.

*LIVEIn the field of sports, recently, the Thai League Organizing Committee has decided to change the schedule of the Thai National Championship due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Accordingly, the Thai League will take place from September 2020 to May 2021. This is the time of the AFF Cup 2020, Dang Van Lam will have to get approval from Muangthong United Club if he wants to return to join the national team.

In case goalkeeper Dang Van Lam cannot participate in the AFF Cup 2020 because he is busy competing in the Thai League 2020, the opportunity to start in the national team will open up for players like Nguyen Manh, Van Cong, Van Toan... Referring to this issue,Goalkeeper coach Vo Van Hanh recommends Nguyen Manh to replace Dang Van Lam.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh. Photo: Anh Nguyen