Strengthening epidemic prevention at shopping malls, supermarkets, markets, and restaurants

Attending the event were representatives of the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns; market management boards, directors of trade centers and supermarkets across the province.
Comrade Cao Minh Tu - Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade chaired at the Department of Industry and Trade bridge point.

Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Cao Minh Tu gave a speech at the online conference. Photo: Thu Huyen

At the same time, exchange, discuss and share practical experiences in applying Covid-19 prevention and control in the area so that the epidemic prevention and control work in the service area in the coming time will be better, more effective, ensuring safety for the people.

Doctor Bui Tien Dung - Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Prevention, CDC Nghe An Center for Disease Control and Prevention guides the implementation of epidemic prevention. Photo: Thu Huyen

The Head of the Department of Infectious Disease Prevention recommends that markets and shopping malls must regularly broadcast to remind traders and customers to take measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic (implement the 5K Message, regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control, etc.). Arrange the queuing area in the service area with marked distance between customers according to regulations.

At the entrance to the service area, body temperature must be measured, and traders and customers must be required to make health declarations, disinfect their hands, wear masks, and keep a distance according to regulations. Measures must be taken.control the density of people entering the service areaEnsure epidemic prevention and control regulations, ensure safe distance according to regulations.

Representatives of the Trade Management Department, Department of Industry and Trade also introduced some policies in the trade sector. Photo: Thu Huyen

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Cao Minh Tu - Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade emphasized: To ensure epidemic prevention and control work in service areas in the province, in the coming time, the Department of Industry and Trade will continue to conduct inspections and supervision according to the direction of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; resolutely handle or propose handling of agencies, units and establishments that do not ensure the requirements for Covid-19 prevention and control according to regulations.

Leaders of the Department of Industry and Trade inspect epidemic prevention work at traditional markets in Vinh city. Photo: Thu Huyen

In addition to strictly implementing the regulations under Decision No. 5619/QD-BYT dated December 7, 2021 of the Ministry of Health, the Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade requested that localities direct the People's Committees of communes, wards and functional forces to handle and completely resolve the situation of small traders and people doing business and trading spontaneously,encroachment on roadway, sidewalkaround markets, densely populated areas.

Direct, urge and guide business and service establishments to develop and implement plans/schemes to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemic at the establishment.

Require 100% of business households and stalls in the service area to sign a commitment to prevent and control Covid-19 according to regulations. Regularly self-assess the risk of Covid-19 infection once a week according to the Instructions and update the status on the antoancovid.vn system.

Mr. Cao Minh Tu - Deputy Director of Department of Industry and Trade

On this occasion, representatives of the Trade Management Department, Department of Industry and Trade also introduced a number of trade policies on consumer rights protection laws, and some situations encountered in practice...

After the Government issued Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP, the Provincial People's Committee issued Plan No. 598/KH-UBND dated October 21, 2021 to implement "Safe, flexible adaptation, effective control of Covid-19 epidemic" in Nghe An province. Accordingly, the Department of Industry and Trade has implemented“Adapting to the new situation”ensure good prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic in the management field. However, the development of Covid-19 epidemic is still very complicated, in the whole country in general and Nghe An province in particular, there are still many F0 cases in the community, the risk of an outbreak is always present. In that situation, on December 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health issued Decision No. 5619/QD-BYT promulgating "Guidelines for prevention, control and assessment of the risk of Covid-19 infection at shopping centers, supermarkets, markets, restaurants".