Vinh Tuy street in Hanoi after a pandemic control checkpoint is removed (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi will narrow locked-down areas to restoreproduction and business activities, according to the municipal People’sCommittee.
Speaking at a meeting with departments, sectors, districts,communes and wards on September 16, Vice Chairman of the People’s CommitteeNguyen Manh Quyen said that the capital city will not conduct large-scalelockdowns, but at the narrowest scale, to effectively control the pandemic.
The imposition of lockdowns will strictly followdirections of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health, Quyen stated, addingthat the city will create all possible conditions to ensure the recovery of production and business activities andmake it easier for people's lives.
According to the official, as of September 16, the city had tested 85percent of its residents as planned, and vaccinated 93.18 percent of its populationaged 18 and above.
Quyen asked local authorities to devise plans to provide thesecond jabs in accordance with the recommended time frame for each type of vaccine, andhave lists of people to each vaccine so that the city can coordinate with theMinistry of Health to ensure vaccine supply.
The municipal Department of Health requested localities in "green zones" to closely control operations of restaurants and stationery businessfacilities to ensure pandemic prevention and control requirements.
The municipal Department of Public Security proposed thecity continue to issue travel permits and maintain checkpoints to ensure pandemicprevention and control./.
Vietnam recorded 10,489 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 5pm September 16, taking the total number of infections to 656,129, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 16 that the country's government will provide personal protective equipment to help Vietnam fight the COVID-19 epidemic.
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With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
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Whether they grow up to become journalists, diplomats, or professionals in other fields, these children can one day become bridges of friendship and cooperation, telling new and inspiring stories of Vietnam – China relations, said Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh.
Vinh Tuy street in Hanoi after a pandemic control checkpoint is removed (Photo: VNA) 
