(HBO) - In light of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Directive No.15/CT-TTg on intensifying COVID-19 prevention and control, ordering cancellation of indoor meetings and events of more than 20 people and banning gatherings of more than 10 people outside offices, schools and hospitals, starting from 0:00 on March 28.
Shops and restaurants on Da Giang Street in Hoa Binh city close doors
in compliance with the Prime Minister’s Directive.
As the capital of the province, Hoa Binh city has a large
number of shops, restaurants, café, karaoke clubs and fitness centres, mostly
located in the communes of Phuong Lam, Dong Tien, Tan Thinh and Huu Nghi. On
the first two days after the directive took effect, most of the shops and
restaurants suspended operation. Da Giang, one of the city’s busiest streets,
has become quieter than ever as all shops have closed, some even did it long
before the directive is issued.
Following the direct, governmental departments and agencies
in the province have cancelled many major events, like Party’s congresses at
grassroots levels, to avoid crowded gatherings. The districts have accelerated
communication campaigns to raise public awareness of recommendations made by
the Health Ministry and other authorities to contain the spread of the
coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) has requested
its chapters nationwide to cancel all public religious services and events that
gather a large number of people to commemorate the Buddha’s Birthday, slated
for April 8.
The VBS has advised monks and followers to practice rituals
at their monastery and at home as part of the concerted effort to combat the
COVID-19./.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 30 had a working session with the Party Committee of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the sector's implementation of political tasks in the past 10 months, and key tasks for the last months of 2024 and in the coming time.
In recent years, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has directed units and mass organisations to promote the popularisation of the Party's policies and resolutions and the State's laws, as well as issued guiding documents on local religious affairs.
The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for the organisation of the fourth provincial congress of ethnic minority groups held a meeting on October 29 to discuss the progress of preparations for the congress. Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee chaired the event. The congress is slated for November 14-15 at the provincial Cultural Palace, expecting 250 official delegates.
Despite a low starting point, the mountainous district of Mai Chau has effectively implemented the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, resulting in significant improvements in people’s life and rural look.
Over the past years, Hoa Binh has systematically implemented the one-stop-shop and interconnected one-stop-shop mechanisms in processing administrative procedures, contributing to improving the efficiency of the work while promoting online public services.