Prime Minister assigns tasks in directing and operating COVID-19 prevention and control

The document clearly states,To effectively implement Conclusion No. 11-KL/TW of the 3rd Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee, directive documents of the Politburo, Secretariat, General Secretary, key leaders, Resolution No. 30/2021/QH15 of the 1st Session, 15th National Assembly and Resolutions of the Government for prevention and control work,fight against COVID-19To focus on unity, in-depth, drastic and effective implementation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will direct, coordinate and give the following opinions:

1. The Deputy Prime Ministers, based on their functions, tasks, authority, actual situation, recommendations and proposals from localities, people and enterprises, shall direct ministries and branches to promptly handle arising issues, promptly ensure epidemic prevention requirements, stabilize people's lives and business production; focus on completing and supplementing measures, mechanisms and policies suitable for each sector and field to mobilize all resources, call for support, sharing and consensus of people, businesses and organizations to actively participate in the most effective implementation of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control; directly review, handle and decide according to regulations, report to the Government and the Prime Minister on issues beyond their authority. Specifically:

- Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh: Directs, manages, and handles issues related to COVID-19 vaccine and medicine diplomacy; promotes the transfer of vaccine production technology, purchases of medicine from abroad; mobilizes international funding for finance, materials, equipment, medicine, vaccines, etc. to serve the work of epidemic prevention and control; other foreign affairs activities related to COVID-19 prevention and control.

- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai: Directing, managing, and handling issues related to financial policies, taxes, insurance, bank interest rates, procurement mechanisms, prices of essential services, support payments, etc. for businesses and people, especially workers far from home and those who have lost their jobs in areas implementing social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantines, etc.

- Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (National Steering Committee): Directs the consolidation of the National Steering Committee, improves the effectiveness and efficiency of the sub-committees under the National Steering Committee; focuses on directing the work of COVID-19 prevention and control; directs the Ministry of Health to purchase medical equipment and supplies, allocate vaccines, import technology, research and produce vaccines domestically, and organize the implementation of vaccination campaigns in a timely, safe and effective manner appropriate to the epidemic situation.

- Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh: Focus on directing the removal of difficulties for production and business activities, especially production chains, supply of materials, food, foodstuffs, circulation of goods serving people's lives, large export factories, and conditions to support the maintenance of production and business of enterprises.

2. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, and Government agencies, based on their functions, tasks, and powers, grasp the situation, closely follow the developments of the epidemic, emerging issues causing difficulties in the lives, security, safety of the people and production and business activities of enterprises; proactively, flexibly, creatively handle promptly and effectively, propose more effective and efficient solutions, report to competent authorities for consideration and decision on cases beyond their authority.

3. The Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities shall, based on the Conclusion of the Central Executive Committee, the Resolution of the National Assembly, the Resolutions and Directives of the Government, the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee; put the lives and health of the people first and foremost to proactively, resolutely and strongly organize the implementation of epidemic prevention and control solutions in the area according to their authority, ensuring the fastest and most effective requirements. Timely grasp and remove difficulties and problems arising to ensure stable life, security and safety for the people, ensure conditions to maintain safe production and business activities in the area, at the same time ensure safety requirements for epidemic prevention and control, promptly report to competent authorities for consideration and decision in cases beyond their authority.

The COVID-19 pandemic with the Delta variant is complicated, fast, and unpredictable; the work of preventing and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. Therefore, we need to stick to reality, work while learning from experience, promptly supplement and gradually improve, not be perfectionist, not hasty; especially need to pay attention to practicality, efficiency, substance, not show off, be negligent, subjective, lose vigilance; absolutely no bureaucracy, distance from the people, no negativity, waste./.