Quickly control the epidemic, build a recovery scenario and promote the economy in new conditions

At the meeting, the Government discussed a number of main contents: Socio-economic situation in August and the first 8 months of the year; implementation of Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP of the Government; socio-economic situation in 2021 and the expected socio-economic development plan for 2022; implementation of the public investment plan in 2021, the expected public investment plan in 2022; Economic restructuring plan for the 2021-2025 period; Draft Law on amending and supplementing laws to remove difficulties for business investment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister said that the meeting took place in the context of the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), and the opening of the new school year in the context of the epidemic in some localities not being controlled. In the past 4 months, the 4th outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the socio-economic situation for 8 months, severely affected people's health, caused human losses, impacted social psychology, and seriously affected production and business, especially industry and services being the most affected.

However, the situation in the past 8 months has been basically stable. We continue to maintain macroeconomic foundations, control inflation, and ensure major balances of the economy. The tasks of culture, society, national defense, security, and foreign affairs have increased and become more complicated, but these areas have been maintained and achieved positive results, especially vaccine diplomacy has been promoted. In many localities, especially the 23 localities that are implementing and strengthening social distancing, the top priority is given to disease prevention and control; the remaining 40 provinces and cities also give appropriate priority to disease prevention or economic development depending on the time and place.

Recently, we have shifted our direction in epidemic prevention and control work, from concentration to a harmonious combination of concentration and decentralization. Accordingly, leadership and direction are concentrated, unified, and specialized, while implementation is both concentrated and decentralized, especially focusing on decentralization to communes, wards, and towns. This is the level closest to the people, understands the people best, has the most contact, and is most direct with the people. Therefore, we take communes and wards as fortresses, people as soldiers, people as the center, the subject of epidemic prevention and control. People are the center, so all policies and policy implementation must be directed towards the people, for the people. People are the subject, which means they must actively participate in epidemic prevention and control, and victory over the epidemic is the victory of the people. We also mobilize medical forces, the army, the police, and other organizations to focus on epidemic prevention and control. Localities, especially communes, wards and towns that are implementing social distancing and strengthening social distancing, must carry out 5 tasks: Strictly implement regulations on distancing and isolation, "wherever you are, stay there"; ensure social security, do not let people lack food or clothing; ensure that all people have early access to medical services, remotely, right at the commune, ward or town, when people have requests, they must respond promptly; ensure security, order, social safety and public safety in the area; propagate and mobilize people to know, understand, believe, follow and do, together with the political system to actively and effectively participate in epidemic prevention and control.

The meeting of the National Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control on September 5th showed that the epidemic prevention and control work is on the right track and must be well organized and implemented, especially in communes, wards and towns. Up to now, we have basically controlled the situation in localities implementing social distancing and strengthening social distancing. On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister commended the frontline forces, volunteers, localities, people and the business community for their efforts together with the entire political system to achieve the above results.

The Prime Minister stated that we continue to focus a lot of effort and time on epidemic prevention and control. The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to synthesize local proposals on epidemic prevention and control funding for resolution, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai promoted this. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, based on the recommendations of localities, has policies for frontline forces.

The circulation of goods and movement of people must have unified direction. The Minister of Transport advises and coordinates with other forces. Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh directly directs this work.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is in charge of strengthening epidemic prevention and control measures, absorbing opinions from the people and scientists, summarizing and concluding practices, continuing to adjust and supplement to suit the situation, and researching safe adaptation to the epidemic in new conditions.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh is in charge of promoting vaccine diplomacy, medicine, medical supplies... to serve epidemic prevention and control.

“The situation must be quickly controlled to promote socio-economic development. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take the lead in developing a scenario plan to restore and promote the economy in the new conditions,” the Prime Minister requested.

The meeting had many contents with high requirements in limited time. The Prime Minister asked the delegates to focus on correctly assessing the situation, analyzing the causes, especially subjective causes, and proposing feasible goals and solutions to carry out the tasks in September to achieve the set targets.more effectively, as a premise for socio-economic development according to the Resolution of the Party and the National Assembly./.