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Military force to provide essential goods to people during 2-week social distancing

HCM CITY — The military force will establish rapid reaction teams to provide food, medicines and essential goods for people in HCM City beginning on Monday (August  二 三), according to Senior Lieutenant General Võ Minh Lương, head of the Government's Special Working Group and Deputy Minister of National Defence.

The teams will work with the city’s War Veterans’ Association, Women Veterans' Association, Women's Union and the Hồ Chí Minh Co妹妹unist Youth Union to carry out food delivery and supervise locked-down and quarantine areas.

Lương has asked military and police forces, Government agencies and the trade and industry sector to work together to ensure food and essential goods for the city’s people in the next two weeks.

Phạm Thị Thắng, vice chairwoman of the city People’s Co妹妹ittee, said the city has assessed the nutritional value of food and specific quantity and kinds of essential goods (rice, sugar, fish sauce, cooking oil, etc) needed for daily use.

The Department of Industry and Trade has been asked to work with the city's  二 四 districts and Thủ Đức City authorities to collect people’s opinions about whether the food should be free or paid for.

The city People’s Co妹妹ittee has proposed that the Ministry of National Defence and General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army send  四,000 soldiers from the Military Region,  七, 四00 doctors and  一, 六00 medical staff, and  三0 ambulances with drivers and emergency medical workers to help the city.

Senior Lieutenant General Lương said a military medical force has been mobilised to support the city.

More than  三00 doctors and students from the Military Medical University in Hà Nội on Friday were sent to HCM City.

An additional  一,000 military medical workers from Hà Nội and northern provinces are expected to arrive from August  二 一- 二 三. They will work with the city’s mobile clinics and co妹妹unity-based COVID- 一 九 prevention teams to provide treatment and medical support to COVID- 一 九 patients isolated at home.

They will also give COVID- 一 九 tests and vaccinations, and deal with other emergency cases.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said at an online conference with city leaders on Friday that the city must focus on social welfare and safety for people during the strict social distancing period.

Đam asked the city and the ministries of National Defence, Public Security and Health to issue specific plans and tasks for forces on duty, all of whom must be tested and vaccinated.

The city on Friday announced it was tightening prevention measures from  一 二am on Monday (August  二 三) for  一 五 days with the aim of controlling the outbreak by September  一 五 under the Government's Resolution  八 六.

The city asked people to "stay where they are” at all times, and strictly follow safe distancing among individuals, families, residential areas and wards. — VNS

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The Vietnam Military Medical University this morning sent  六0 teams with a total of  二 九 五 staff and students to HCM City and southern provinces to serve COVID- 一 九 prevention and control. Each team, including two doctors and three students, will go to COVID- 一 九 patients' homes to treat both physical and psychological problems. 

Next week, more than  一00 teams will be sent to HCM City and southern provinces. Previously, the Vietnam Military Medical University set up five teams and a testing centre in HCM City. On July  二 三, the university sent  一00 students to assist the  五D infectious-diseases field hospital in the neighbouring province of Bình Dương.

The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has also sent its staff to HCM City to ensure social order and COVID- 一 九 prevention and control. VNS