ANNOUNCEMENT

ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN XUAN PHUC AT THE STANDING GOVERNMENT MEETING ABOUT COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL

In the afternoon of June 24, 2020, the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a Standing Government meeting about COVID-19 prevention and control. The meeting were attended by Deputy Prime Ministers: Truong Hoa Binh, Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam, Minister, Chairperson of Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Minister of Information and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Chief of Central Office Nguyen Dac Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense Tran Don, representative of the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of Vietnam, representative of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and members of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

After hearing the report of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control and opinions of the Prime Ministers and attending delegates, the Prime Minister expressed the following opinions:

1. The Prime Minister welcomed and highly appreciated the ministries, central authorities and forces including Health, National Defense, Public Security, Information and Communications, Industry and Trade, Transport, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs, Finance, Banking and many provinces/cities making great efforts to seriously and effectively implement the directions of the Politburo, National Assembly, Government, Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. Up to now, the dual goal has been achieved. To be specific, we have well controlled the epidemic; Over the past two months, there have no new infections in the community; At the same time, the economy has had a good recovery, even for industries that have been severely affected or damaged such as tourism and aviation, especially the recovery of domestic tourism and domestic flight development, etc.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over the review of the first step of the COVID-19 prevention and control, made a comprehensive and thorough assessment and promptly gave encouragements and rewards to agencies, organizations and individuals with achievements and contributions.

2. Around the world, the COVID-19 epidemic still continues to be complicated. Vietnam still faces a high risk of outdoor transmission. Authorities at all levels and functional forces shall continue to implement planned strategies for COVID-19 prevention and control, firmly defend obtained achievements in COVID-19 prevention and control in the past period; continue to raise vigilance, make no mistakes and shortcomings. Strictly avoid reckless haste in achieving socio-economic development leading to impetuous open and neglect of anti-covid measures, thereby causing a second wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam.

Media agencies, news agencies and press agencies shall continue to provide information and communication on epidemic prevention and control for the people to feel secure; local authorities shall continue to maintain measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, not to let people be subjective, negligent or lose vigilance.

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Assign the Ministry of Health to continue to closely monitor epidemic developments, determinedly implement 5 principles: prevention - detection - quarantine - location - suppression. Health authorities must always remain the state of emergency to promptly handle possible epidemic situations; ensure maintenance of capacity and preparedness to respond of the medical system with new epidemic situations; guide standard procedures and organize training to raise capacity to be ready for response to possible epidemic situations in the next period.

3. Continue to well organize, closely supervise and strictly implement anti-covid measures when repatriating overseas Vietnamese. Agree to repatriate about 14.000 overseas Vietnamese who are special cases as proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including workers with expired employment contracts or expired visas, etc.). Ministries should pay more attention to facilitate procedures, ensure publicity and transparency (in terms of conditions for repatriation, applications and procedures for repatriation, flexible and safe quarantine methods upon entry), and right subjects.

Oversea Vietnamese, after being repatriated, will be quarantined in a concentrated manner or another suitable and flexible manner for each type of subjects.

4. Continue to allow diplomats, investors, traders, experts, skilled workers, etc. to enter Vietnam, including entrants in a short period (under 14 days), create conditions for them and have appropriate and flexible quarantine measures.

Assign the Ministry of Public Security to guide agencies and organizations to prepare procedures for inviting, welcoming and guaranteeing subjects above, and provide itineraries of them to enter Vietnam in order to be approved of issuance of visas, approved of qualified personnel for entry, ensure fast, convenient and tight conditions without  causing obstruction due to anti-covid efforts.

Assign the People’s Committees of provinces and cities with international air border checkpoints, international land and waterway border checkpoints to select safe areas for traders to conduct exchanges, conclusions and commercial transactions, investment, etc. when entering Vietnam.

Assign the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Industry and Trade together with local authorities in reviewing and developing guidance and regulations serving foreign diplomats, investors and traders entering Vietnam for working, performing tasks in separate areas and ensuring the prevention and control of the spread of COVID-19.

5. The Ministry of Health shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in providing specific guidance on suitable and flexible quarantine methods for various cases of Vietnamese nationals and other people entering Vietnam.

6. Not open for international tourists entering Vietnam. Tourism and travel enterprises need to prepare plans to open for international tourists in case of being permitted.

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The Ministry of National Defense shall continue to strengthen inspection and supervision at the road borders, especially trails and openings; strictly implement anti-covid measures at quarantine facilities.

8. The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control shall continue to research and strictly monitor the worldwide epidemic situation of countries, propose specific criteria in selection of safe regions and areas, propose specific time and frequency of reopening international commercial flights.

9. The Ministry of Transport shall direct increase in frequency of flights (with fees) to repatriate overseas Vietnamese and send investors, traders, diplomats, experts, skilled workers, etc. to Vietnam, send Vietnamese workers to work overseas; create advantage conditions to organize flights as well as strictly control and satisfy epidemic prevention and control requirements.

10. Assign the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Health in providing supervision and doing Covid-19 testing for imported foods with unclear origins.

11. Assign the Ministry of Industry and Trade to take charge and cooperate with ministries and central authorities in proactively implementing solutions for connecting and promoting international trade in goods.  In case of necessity, working teams must be appointed to work in basically safe regions and areas to promote trade.

12. The Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs shall be in charge of sending Vietnamese to work overseas; first of all, to countries that are in need and are basically safe such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, etc.

13. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labor -War Invalids and Social Affairs, and the State Bank shall, according to their functions, take charge and cooperate with relevant ministries and agencies in assessing the implementation of Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP dated April 09, 2020 of the Government on measures to support people facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic and propose solutions and Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP dated May 29, 2020 of the Government on tasks and solutions to continue to resolve difficulties for production and business, promote disbursement of public investment capital and ensure social order and safety during Covid-19 pandemic.

Assign the Government Office to consolidate results thereof and report them to the Government at the regular meeting in June, 2020.

14. The Ministry of Finance shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Health in doing researches and providing advices to the Government on collection of quarantine fees and policies to support some forces in epidemic prevention and control.

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16. The Ministry of Information and Communications shall continue to promote information and communication about Vietnam's success in COVID-19 prevention and control and criticism of bad and toxic information; pay attention to enhancing information and propaganda about scientific and technological achievements in epidemic prevention and control, digital economy, especially digital technology application in socio-economic activities and in direction, operation and management of the State.

17. Ministries, central authorities and local authorities shall continue to improve socio-economic development, ensure GDP growth target of 4-5% in 2020. Ministers and Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces shall urge and speed up progress, resolve difficulties for each specific project; boost domestic consumption demand and domestic tourism.

18. The Government Office shall assume its responsibility for researching the establishment of the National Steering Committee for socio-economic development and COVID-19 prevention and control; Currently, the COVID-19 epidemic is still complicated so it is necessary to continue to maintain the existing Steering Committee, and add leaders of the Ministry of Planning and Investment to the Steering Committee.

For your knowledge and compliance./.

MINISTER, CHAIRPERSON




Mai Tien Dung

Thông báo 219/TB-VPCP năm 2020 về Kết luận của Thủ tướng Chính phủ Nguyễn Xuân Phúc tại cuộc họp Thường trực Chính phủ về phòng, chống dịch COVID-19 do Văn phòng Chính phủ ban hành