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Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 07:26 GMT+7
A returnee to Hanoi from outbreak sites submits health declaration. Photo: Xuan Long / Tuoi Tre
Health authorities in Hanoi have proposed the purchase of 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for a double inoculation plan, according to Hoang Duc Hanh, deputy director of the municipal Department of Health.
The proposition was announced during a teleconference on COVID-19 prevention chaired by Chu Xuan Dung, deputy chairman of Hanoi, and joined by ward-, commune- and district-level officials in the city on Monday.
The capital city’s Department of Health has consulted the municipal People’s Committee before sending the procurement proposal on COVID-19 jabs to the Ministry of Health, Hanh said.
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Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10:25 GMT+7
Vuong Dinh Hue, secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, chairs an emergency meeting on COVID-19 prevention, January 28, 2021. Photo: Chi Tue / Tuoi Tre
Besides screening all direct and indirect contacts with confirmed COVID-19 transmissions, Hanoi will also implement testing for all citizens who returned from Chi Linh City of Hai Duong Province since January 14.
The Hanoi City People’s Committee summoned an emergency meeting on COVID-19 prevention on Thursday, with Vuong Dinh Hue, secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, as the chairperson.
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As of Thursday afternoon, Hanoi had not reported any direct transmission from patient 1,552, a COVID-19 case detected in Hai Duong Province’s Chi Linh City, according to Nguyen Khac Hien, director of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control.