‘Hanoi must prepare for worse epidemic situations’

On the morning of November 2, working with Hanoi City on Covid-19 epidemic prevention, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that with the characteristics of a large urban area, it is important for Hanoi to maintain today’s anti-epidemic results.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke at the working session with Hanoi City, November 2 morning.

Hanoi already has a scenario of 40,000 infections, but according to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, the city still needs to calculate more carefully because it involves preparing medical equipment and supplies.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that in addition to the plans being implemented, Hanoi also needs to practice other plans, such as piloting quarantine of F1, treating qualified F0 at home to build procedures and train for

Regarding Covid-19 vaccination, the Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that Hanoi is always given priority in providing vaccines early.

Don’t wait until all vaccines are vaccinated or there is no Covid before sending children to school

Hanoi has made plans for students in some regions and some classes to return to school with some specific conditions. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that the city needs to continue to evaluate very closely.

Analyzing that not being able to go to school greatly affects children’s learning and psychology, the Deputy Prime Minister said that this is a need not only for students but also for families and the workforce.

Previously, reporting at the meeting, Director of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong said that the city has more than 2,800 schools with approximately 2.1 million students.

Director of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong.

On the basis of vaccinating children against Covid-19, the city will gradually let students return to school.

Regarding the Covid-19 epidemic situation in the area, Director of the Department of Health Tran Thi Nhi Ha informed that from October 11 until now, the average number of cases per day has increased sharply (from October 11 to November 1).

The city currently has 6 clusters of cases including: Quoc Oai District 110 cases;

Director of Hanoi Department of Health Tran Thi Nhi Ha.

At the meeting, Hanoi City proposed that the Government promptly arrange 4.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the city.

Hanoi also proposed that the Government direct the Ministry of Health to provide guidance on how to assess the level of the epidemic at the district and provincial levels (currently, according to the new guidance, only assessment at the commune and smaller levels) is based on that.