Nghe An: Assign responsibility to leaders of Party committees in preventing and fighting Covid-19

Thanh Duy DNUM_CIZAEZCACB 17:26

(Baonghean.vn) - The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee will issue a notice directing the entire political system to take action, in conjunction with the responsibility of Party leaders at all levels, in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

On the afternoon of April 28, the Provincial Party Standing Committee listened to reports and gave instructions on Covid-19 prevention and control.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting. Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of Central Party Committees, comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; leaders of a number of relevant departments and branches.

Overview of the working session of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on the afternoon of April 28. Photo: Thanh Duy

HIGH RISK

To date, Nghe An province is managing and quarantining 613 cases, of which 502 cases are quarantined at the provincial level; 36 cases are quarantined at the district level; and 23 cases are foreign experts. 5 cases are quarantined at medical facilities; 46 cases are quarantined at home/place of residence and 1 case voluntarily monitors health.

However, according to the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control of Nghe An province, the situation of increasing new infections in countries around the world as well as in the region, the need to enter Vietnam of foreign experts, Vietnamese citizens returning to the country through the province's road border gates as well as Vinh International Airport is increasing, so the possibility of positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the area is very high. Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of Nghe An Department of Health commented that the situation in the coming time will be complicated.

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control affirmed: Implementing the Prime Minister's directive, the Provincial Steering Committee has issued a directive to implement a number of enhanced measures to effectively implement Covid-19 prevention and control in the province.

In particular, it is related to the serious implementation"5K: Mask-Disinfection-Distance-Not focused-Health declaration"of the Ministry of Health; do not organize unnecessary events with large crowds; direct to strengthen control of the border with Laos, in particular, the Border Guard force must coordinate with the Military and Police forces to increase the force to protect the border and prevent illegal entry.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Following the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister, Nghe An has received two flights to rescue citizens from Japan and South Korea. The head of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee said that the Steering Committee has reviewed, considered, and has a very strict reception process; not allowing the reception of citizens from abroad to stay at concentrated accommodation facilities in densely populated areas; only places with the ability to receive relatively isolated reception, with conditions to ensure quarantine work, will allow quarantine.

In the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said: The general policy of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control is to continue to share with localities nationwide about rescuing citizens returning from abroad but must be suitable to the conditions of the province.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy
Representative of the Provincial Border Guard Command speaking at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command said: The Provincial Military Command has reported to Military Region 4 to prepare 10 working groups with 200 soldiers ready to go to the border line to carry out border management work when required; at the same time, it has surveyed 6 locations capable of continuing to receive 1,200 - 1,400 people for centralized quarantine.

ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO THE HEAD OF THE PARTY COMMITTEE

Concluding this content, emphasizing that the Central Government's requirements for Covid-19 prevention and control are very high, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy noted that the spirit in epidemic prevention and control work is not to be subjective, negligent, or lose vigilance, especially during the upcoming holidays and election day on May 23, 2021. The whole province needs to strictly implement the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Central Steering Committee, and the Provincial Steering Committee.

After the meeting, the Provincial Party Standing Committee will issue a notice directing the entire political system to take action, attaching the responsibility to the heads of Party committees, especially the heads of Party committees of districts, cities, towns, departments, branches, and provincial-level organizations in directing and operating; at the same time, requesting strict implementation of the Prime Minister's direction to temporarily suspend unnecessary activities; implementing the 5K of the Ministry of Health.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee delivered the concluding speech. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department continues to focus on mobilizing, disseminating, and guiding people to provide information related to the situation and developments of migration; disseminating regulations, measures, methods, and ways to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic; raising the vigilance among the people, promoting the spirit of the people. Nghe An Newspaper and Nghe An Radio and Television Station continue to promote propaganda to the people.

The Front and mass organizations must proactively disseminate, thoroughly understand, and promote the spirit of epidemic prevention and control among union members. The Provincial Military Command continues to preside over the reactivation of a number of centralized quarantine locations.

Agreeing with the Provincial People's Committee Chairman's viewpoint on the issue of welcoming citizens returning from abroad, the Provincial Party Secretary noted that when welcoming citizens back, it is necessary to prepare very carefully and closely, and the process must ensure absolute safety.

The Provincial Border Guard Command coordinates with local forces and authorities of land and sea border lines to strictly control border lines, border gates, seaports, especially trails and openings with the highest level of vigilance to focus on preventing illegal entry and strictly handle any detected cases.

Đồn Biên phòng Cửa khẩu quốc tế Nậm Cắn nói riêng đã triển khai tổ chức duy trì 7 chốt tuần tra, chốt chặn 24/24 giờ toàn dọc tuyến biên giới dài 30 km để phát hiện và bắt giữ các trường hợp nhập cảnh trái phép. Ảnh tư liệu: Thành Cường
The Border Guard Station at Nam Can International Border Gate, Ky Son has deployed and maintained 7 patrol posts and checkpoints 24/7 along the 30 km long border to detect and arrest illegal entry cases. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Currently, Nghe An Border Guard is deploying 33 posts on the land border and is establishing another post on the afternoon of April 28. In addition to the forces at the posts on the border, the Provincial Party Secretary requested the entire political system such as: Police, Military, Front, organizations... with the core being the Border Guard force to regularly go to the villages and hamlets in the border area.

“I request that you must have a firm grasp of the situation and anticipate situations to see if it is necessary to add more forces,” the Provincial Party Secretary reminded the leaders of the Provincial Border Guard Command to attend the meeting and requested an official report to the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on this content.

The health sector needs to prepare all plans regarding human resources, material resources, equipment systems, and machinery to prevent the worst case scenario; especially, it is necessary to divide areas for quick command and operation when there are developments and situations, to avoid confusion.

The provincial police force needs to strengthen inspection and control even more; especially if there are subjects taking advantage of the situation to organize illegal border crossing, it is necessary to fight and strictly handle; at the same time, handle information sites that report inaccurate information, complicating the situation.

With the spirit of helping friends is helping oneself, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy suggested that the Provincial Border Guard review and propose forms and ways to help Laos in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic to report to the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; on that basis, there are specific solutions to help the neighboring country, especially the provinces that share borders with Nghe An province.

Also at the working session this afternoon, the Provincial Party Standing Committee discussed and issued a directive on improving the effectiveness of the emulation movement "Skilled mass mobilization" and reviewed 5 years of implementing Conclusion 120 - KL/TW, dated January 7, 2016 of the Politburo on continuing to promote and improve the quality and effectiveness of building and implementing grassroots democracy regulations; amending Regulation No. 2318-QD/TU, dated September 18, 2018 on a number of regimes and policies of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; discussing the policy of promulgating regulations on the framework of criteria for assessing the quality of types of Party cell activities;...

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