Nghe An: Highlights of April 15th
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An is among the provinces and cities continuing lockdown until April 22nd; the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to discuss measures to support people facing difficulties due to Covid-19; the Prime Minister issued a decision to establish the Nghe An Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center; the Vietnam Fatherland Front handed over more than 5.8 billion VND for epidemic prevention and control to various units...
*TThe Prime Minister has issued a decision.Establish the Nghe An Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion.Based on the merger of the Center for Business Support and Development under the Department of Planning and Investment, the Trade Promotion Center under the Department of Industry and Trade, the Tourism Promotion Center under the Department of Tourism, and the Nghe An Provincial Investment Promotion and Support Center under the People's Committee of Nghe An Province.
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| Famtrip delegation from Northeast Thailand surveys tourism at Thanh Chuong tea island. (Photo: Archival image) |
*TThe Prime Minister approved the proposal of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to extend social distancing until April 22nd or April 30th for 12 provinces and cities at high risk of Covid-19 transmission, depending on the specific situation of community transmission. It is also possible that some localities will be added to this group in the next meeting if further infections occur.
The high-risk group includes 15 localities: Binh Duong, Can Tho, Dong Nai, Ha Nam, Hai Phong, Kien Giang, and Nam Dinh.Nghe AnThai Nguyen, Thua Thien-Hue, Soc Trang, Lang Son, An Giang, Binh Phuoc, and Dong Thap provinces will combine the effective implementation of Directive 15 and Directive 16 until April 22nd. Further decisions will be made on April 22nd depending on the pandemic situation.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. |
*UThe People's Committee of Nghe An province organized a working session to implement Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated April 9, 2020, of the Government on measures.Providing support to people facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.and discuss solutions to create jobs for workers who returned to Nghe An from working abroad due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| The Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to implement Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated April 9, 2020, of the Government on measures to support people facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Thanh Duy |
*DRepresentativeThe Vietnam Fatherland Front of Nghe An province handed over more than 5.8 billion VND in cash and in-kind donations to various units.The Military Command, the Provincial Police, the Border Guard, and the Nghe An Department of Health are serving the work of preventing and controlling the Covid-19 epidemic. The Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Vo Thi Minh Sinh, affirmed that the money and goods received by the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee have been distributed in accordance with the provincial Steering Committee's guidelines, ensuring timely and accurate allocation, especially in line with the overall long-term epidemic prevention and control plan.
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| Representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee hand over the financial support to the Provincial Military Command. Photo: Thanh Le. |
*NNghe An Health Department receives one additional negative pressure room.Serving as a testing facility for COVID-19 prevention and control, it is located in the testing area of the Nghe An Provincial Center for Disease Control. Negative pressure rooms are used in hospitals and laboratories to prevent cross-infection of diseases and ensure the safety of doctors, nurses, and technicians.
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| Once put into use, this negative pressure room will prevent the spread of Covid-19 among doctors, nurses, and laboratory technicians. Photo: Thanh Chung |
*NHe is a man from the mountainous district.Quynh Luu has a bumper pineapple harvest., fetched a good price.The average pineapple yield is 35 tons/ha, with some areas achieving yields exceeding 40 tons/ha thanks to good care. Currently, Quynh Luu district has over 1,000 hectares of pineapple cultivation, mainly in Tan Thang, Quynh Thang, and Quynh Chau communes.
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| Farmers in Tan Thang commune (Quynh Luu district) are entering the main pineapple harvest season of the year. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
*CChairman of the People's Committee of Dien Chau DistrictDecisions were made to impose administrative penalties on 9 service businesses for violations.Each case was fined 7.5 million VND for the offense of "Failure to comply with the temporary suspension of business operations for non-essential service establishments to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic".
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| Authorities record a violation in Dien Ngoc commune. Photo: PV |