Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in Binh Duong (Photo: VGP)

Examining hospitals and medical facilities treating COVID-19 patients in Thuan An city, the PM requested local authorities to bring quicker, friendlier, and more efficient health services to residents; and expand treatment for patients in wards and communes to reduce overload at high-level medical facilities.

He said to reduce the number of deaths, early detection is key and providing timely treatment for COVID-19 patients.

While in Thuan An, the leader toured the Dong Phu market in Thuan Giao ward - where the preparation of food aid packages is underway - and inspected a residential area in Binh Chuan, where he asked locals to call the local hotline for food relief to test the response.

Visiting the Binh Quoi A guest house, he asked local agencies to uphold the spirit of each commune acting as a fortress against the pandemic. He said it’s important to maintain communications between the public and people in charge around the clock.

“It’s important to stay close to the people, understand them, and encourage them to respond to social distancing. We need to ensure social security for the people and stand ready to provide medical assistance around the clock,”said Chinh.

The same day, the Prime Minister held a working session with Binh Duong provincial authorities in which he asked for strengthened efforts to restore local people’s normal lives by September 15.