July 03, 2021 | 19:01 (GMT+7)
HCM City urged to exert every effort to control pandemic by August
Ho Chi Minh City should make every effort to place its current COVID-19 outbreak under control by August, requested Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at a July 2 meeting with the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
The official also ordered effective implementation of a large-scale health screening and vaccination drive. The city has to arrange goods distribution to ensure the supply of necessities serving locals during the period of tightened pandemic prevention measures.
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At a vaccination site in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City. |
On the same day, Binh attended a ceremony to receive 279 billion VND (12.17 million USD) worth of donations from 23 organizations, businesses, and individuals to the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee and the committee for the mobilization, receipt and distribution of the city's COVID-19 prevention and control fund.
According to the chapter, between March 20 and July 1, the municipal VFF Committee received more than 867 billion VND in cash and kind, and pandemic prevention equipment.
As of 12pm on July, HCM City had recorded 5,187 COVID-19 cases.
Source: VNA