(HBO) – As from July, Hoa Binh province and other localities nationwide have entered a new fight against COVID-19, which is fiercer and more complex.
A visitor to the
headquarters of the Military Command of Tan Lac district has his body
temperature checked.
The
return of the pandemic has affected daily activities of local residents.
However, under the instructions of the Government, ministries and agencies, locals’
awareness of COVID-19 prevention and control has improved significantly. The
majority of the population have stayed calm but vigilant in the fight.
According
to market management forces, there is no scarcity of essential products like
face masks and hand sanitisers at local pharmacies over the past 20 days.
Hoa
Binh has reported no cases of COVID-19 local infections so far. There are six COVID-19
patients in the province, who all returned from Russia and were quarantined at a
facility of Regiment 814. Four of the six cases were discharged from hospital
on August 4 while the remainder are being treated at the provincial general
hospital.
More
than 700 people in Hoa Binh are under quarantine at home. As many as 2,066
people returned from the central city of Da Nang,
now Vietnam’s
major pandemic hotspot.
The
province has traced people who had contract with the returnees for quarantining
and testing. Some
24,700 people have made voluntary medical declarations, with 1,475 cases verified
on the COVID-19 information system.
Hoang
Thi Thuy, Deputy Director of the provincial Health Department, suggested people
stay calm and updated, and should not stock up on face masks and food, while
implementing prevention and control measures./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
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