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1.The Government leader requested the Steering Committees for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of provinces and Centrally-run cities to direct the strict implementation of the Government’s Resolution 128/NQ-CP dated October 11, 2021 on safe adaptation, flexible and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic; guide steering committees for COVID-19 prevention and control at all levels to prepare plans and scenarios for pandemic prevention and control in the locality in connection with socio-economic recovery and development.

2. Centrally-run provinces and cities should improve the capacity of their health systems, especially at the grassroots level, get ready to immediately establish mobile medical stations in case of outbreaks, and step up vaccination drives.

3. The Ministry of Health was told to allocate the received vaccines, and along with the Ministry of Defence must to support localities to inject doses as quickly as possible.

4. The PM also asked to strengthen inspections over pandemic prevention and control at agencies, units, organisations and enterprises, especially at hospitals and production facilities, markets, supermarkets, railway stations, airports and bus stations and strictly punish violators.

 5. People's Committees of provinces and Centrally-run cities were required to continue to review and strictly implement policies to support people and enterprises affected by the pandemic and ensure social security./.