The urgent Official Telegram of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on strengthening control of long-distance drivers, people returning to the province from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas

On 11/7/2021, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee signed an urgent Official Telegram No. 1488/CD-CTUBND on strengthening the control of long-distance drivers, people returning to the province from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas.

According to the Official Telegram, in order to promptly and decisively control more closely people returning from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas to the locality, absolutely not let the epidemic infiltrate and spread in the area, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested as follows:

- From 00h00 on July 13, 2021: The long-distance drivers must be isolated concentratedly for 14 days and 7 days at home. People from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas coming to the province must undergo a 21-day concentrated isolation, take samples for testing at 3 times (They must pay for their concentrated isolation and testing).

- To propagandize and mobilize the people to call on family members to stay in place, temporarily not return to the province, to limit the risk of spreading the epidemic and protect the health of themselves, their families and community. If they return to the province, they must immediately declare their health, perform concentrated isolation and pay for testing.

- To request the Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, towns and city:

+ To immediately supplement the district-level concentrated isolation facilities to receive long-distance drivers and people coming from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas to the district under management from 00h00, on 13/7/2021.

+ To direct the commune-level steering committee for the epidemic prevention and control, the grassroots’ epidemic control and prevention team, and the community Covid team to immediately implement the signing of commitments from the people to the government, the commitment contents are as follows: (1) To mobilize relatives living in Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas temporarily not to return to the province; (2) if they return to the province, they must make a medical declaration, take samples for testing, and pay a fee for concentrated isolation; (3) to denounce the authorities when detecting strangers coming to the area to avoid isolation and making medical declarations; (4) to strictly observe regulations on the epidemic prevention and control.

+ To direct to tighten management, monitor health, take samples for testing according to regulations of the subjects who are isolated at home.

+ To actively coordinate with the People's Committee of My Hao town to organize the gathering and concentrated isolation of F1 subjects in their locality related to the F0 case - N.Đ.H; strictly isolate, take samples for testing according to regulations, prevent cross-contamination during the isolation process.

+ To inspect and strictly handle according to the law provisions the groups and individuals who are negligent, loose in management and irresponsible in performing their tasks of epidemic prevention and control, causing the spread of epidemic in the locality; report to the Provincial People's Committee to direct the handling of content beyond its authority.

- The Provincial Police: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Provincial Military Command, the Department of Health and local authorities in continuing to increase the effectiveness of the operation of epidemic prevention and control checkpoints at all levels, including the ones for people entering into residential areas, absolutely not let people from Ho Chi Minh City, Southern provinces and epidemic areas enter the area due to lack of control and the risk of epidemic spread.

To strengthen direction and coordination with local authorities to closely review and control population movement and encourage people to be vigilant, denounce and immediately notify local authorities when detecting strangers and newcomers to the area; strictly handle according to law provisions for cases of deliberately evading, avoiding isolation and making medical declarations.

- Provincial departments, agencies, branches, mass organizations, the district-level and commune-level steering committees for the epidemic prevention and control, the grassroots’ epidemic prevention and control teams, and the community Covid teams continue to focus on closely monitoring the epidemic situation, implementing epidemic prevention and control work under the direction of the Prime Minister's Official Telegram No. 914/CD-TTg dated July 7, 2021, the Official Letter No. 1447/UBND-KGVX dated July 6, 2021, the Notice No. 271/TB-UBND dated July 9, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee in order to strictly control people from outside the province coming to the province, strengthen propaganda, mobilization, and raise people's awareness to proactively prevent and control the epidemic.

                                                                                                 

Source: Duy Tung