​​Enterprises have difficulty when implementing the production plan

As reported by the Department of Planning and Investment, as of September 19, 2021, in the province, there are 3,197 enterprises registered and operating under the "3 on the spot", "01 road, 02 locations", "3 green" plans for 264,621 employees. Although enterprises have built and equipped facilities and periodically tested for Covid-19 to carry out and maintain "3 on the spot" or "01 road, 02 locations" production, however, the cost is very high, it is difficult to maintain in the long run. In addition, it is very difficult to ensure a closed process for the "3 on the spot" plan (delivery of raw materials, finished products, food, drinks, daily-life supplies for employees). In addition, enterprises are unlikely to be able to cope in the event of many infections at the factory.

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Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Head of the Provincial Industrial Zones Authority reports the production situation of the enterprises

Sharing about this issue, Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Head of the Provincial Industrial Zones Authority  and Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuan - General Director of Becamex IDC Corporation said, in the situation of complicated pandemic situation, the "3 on-the-spot" plan is a good one to both maintain production of enterprises and prevent and control the pandemic. However, prolonging the implementation time of this plan has caused difficulties for enterprises because the cost of maintaining "3 on-the-spot" is very expensive, while the number of employees working "3 on the spot" only accounts for about 30%, the remaining 70% is at home.

According to the leader of Di An city, currently, Di An is still a "red zone" area, so the "3 green" model in the city has not been implemented. Besides, it is very difficult to rearrange boarding houses for enterprises to implement the "01 road, 02 locations" model because the boarding houses in the city are intertwined with enterprises.

In the "green zone" areas in the North of the province, which are implementing the "3 green" model at enterprises, the leader of Bau Bang district said, under the guidance of the Health branch, for enterprises implementing the "3 green", PCR testing in enterprises costs a lot, the Health branch needs to guide enterprises in testing to reduce this difficulty.

Accelerating solutions for enterprise support

According to the socio-economic recovery plan in the province to the new normal, in the coming time, the province will apply a roadmap to reorganize production and business in 3 stages. Stage 1, starting with enterprises that have met all the necessary requirements to operate again; the level of employment during this period corresponds to the proportion of employees who have received the 2^nd dose for 14 days or received the 1^st dose for 1 month and are tested periodically. Once an enterprise has developed a plan that meets all requirements in a sustainable way, it can move to the next stage. Enterprises must not move to stage 2 until it is determined that 30% of operation are doing well and are ready to increase production level. Stage 2: Increasing capacity up to 50%. Stage 3: Increasing capacity up to 70% until being allowed to operate at 100% capacity again.

In order for enterprises to return to operation according to the above roadmap, representatives of departments, branches in the province committed to continue implementing policies to support enterprises in terms of debt rescheduling, exemption and reduction of interest and fees, keeping the debt group unchanged; extending the deadline for paying value added tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rent in 2021. Continuing to make statistics on the labor situation, handle and solve labor problems in enterprises; having solutions to motivate employees' morale.

Proposing solutions to support enterprises, Mr. Pham Ngoc Thuan - General Director of Becamex IDC said that the current fundamental problem is to create favorable conditions for enterprises to recover, maintain and develop production and business in association with ensuring safety for pandemic prevention and control. Focusing on ensuring stable production, smooth, efficient and safe circulation of goods, overcoming supply chain disruptions. Supporting to cut costs, remove financial difficulties and cash flow for enterprises. Creating favorable conditions for employees and experts.

Mr. Vo Dinh Phong- Director of the State Bank of Vietnam, Binh Duong branch reports on credit policy to support enterprises

Regarding credit policy support, Mr. Vo Dinh Phong - Director of the State Bank of Vietnam Binh Duong branch said, with the view and policy of always accompanying enterprises, the State Bank of Vietnam has also reduced operating interest rates and reduced fees for commercial banks to reduce lending interest rates. Directing commercial banks to actively reduce lending interest rates, offer preferential credit packages to help enterprises reduce financial burden as well as debt repayment pressure to overcome the difficult period, restore production and business. According to Mr. Phong, banks have committed from now until the end of the year to reduce the total interest rate of 20,300 billion VND to support enterprises.

Concluding the conference, Mr. Vo Van Minh requested all levels to set up Steering Committees, Working Groups and Consulting Groups to support enterprises to restore production. The Banking branch holds a conference to meet with credit institutions to deploy solutions to support enterprises. Regarding the support policy packages, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that the branches urgently advise the province to deploy for the enterprises as soon as possible; study social security packages to support employees during the pandemic. Restarting investment promotion activities, development of transport infrastructure. Assigning the Industrial Zones Authority, Department of Industry and Trade to cooperate with localities to focus on developing the "3 on-the-spot", "3 green", "01 road, 02 locations" models in enterprises. For pandemic testing and screening, the Department of Health has specific instructions for enterprises to perform rapid tests when implementing production plans to ensure effective pandemic prevention and control. Speeding up the vaccination schedule for workers and employees.

For business and service establishments in "green zones", the Department of Industry and Trade guides the implementation of the "3 green" model to encourage establishments to self-test under the supervision of localities.

Reported by Mai Xuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, the standard level of allowance and social assistance is 400,000 VND. This standard level is the basis for determining the level of social allowance, the level of nurturing allowance at social protection establishments, social houses, the level of financial support for care and nurturing and other levels of social assistance. Applying standard level to regular social assistance beneficiaries in the community; receiving care and nurturing in the community; giving emergency social assistance, care and nurturing at social assistance establishments specified in Decree no. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government and specific subjects under this Resolution.

For social protection policies for a number of specific subjects, monthly social allowance for children orphaned by one parent and the other parent has no capacity or ability to nurture them according to the provisions of law: Children under 04 years old: 2.5 times the standard level/person/month; children from full 04 years old to under 16 years old: 1.5 times the standard level/person/month. People who are often sick or unable to work belonging to poor households according to the provincial poverty line: 1.0 times the standard level/person/month. People with visual impairment and mild disability are determined: 1.0 times the standard level/person/month. Children under 03 years old belonging to poor households, near-poor households, households that have just escaped poverty according to the provincial poverty line: 1.0 times the standard level/person/month. Elderly people from full 75 to 80 years old belonging to poor households, near-poor households, households that have just escaped poverty according to the provincial poverty line: 1.0 times the standard level/person/month. Children with psychological crisis; single mothers while waiting to give birth or single mothers who are raising children under 36 months old and are not eligible to live in the community and are admitted to foster care at the provincial public social assistance establishments: 3.0 times the standard level/person/month.

In addition to the monthly social allowance, beneficiaries of the province's social protection allowance are entitled to the following support policies: Supporting funeral expenses for beneficiaries of monthly social protection allowance in the community equal to 20 times the standard level; supporting funeral expenses for beneficiaries of monthly social protection allowance at provincial public social assistance establishments equal to 50 times the standard level; issuing a Health Insurance card; supporting education, training and vocational training as prescribed by law. People from other localities who are underprivileged, sick or ill in Binh Duong province but cannot return to their places of residence, are entitled to an allowance of 300,000 VND/person/time. Providing allowance to buy common medicines for social protection beneficiaries, supporting people living with HIV/AIDS for treatment of opportunistic infections with 600,000 VND/person/year.

In case social protection beneficiaries are entitled to different levels according to different coefficients or multiple monthly allowance and support policies according to provincial regulations, they will only be entitled to the highest level.

Assigning the Provincial People's Committee to organize the implementation of this Resolution.

Reported by Yen Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​​All agricultural products called on the people by Lam Dong province to contribute, join hands and support people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Binh Duong province and were coordinated by Binh Duong province's leaders for the provincial RCS to receive. Receiving resources, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Trinh - Chairman of the Provincial RCS said that each item of vegetables, tubers and fruits that Lam Dong province sends to Binh Duong people in the pandemic area right now is very meaningful and full of love, expressing the sharing, the spirit of solidarity and mutual love of the Vietnamese people for generations. The RCS will quickly distribute and effectively use this meaningful gift, promptly share and support disadvantaged people so that people can have more living conditions, join hands with the province to overcome the pandemic soon to return to normal life.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Trinh (3^rd from the right) - Chairman of the Provincial RCS receives 100 tons of agricultural products supported by the Party Committee and people of Lam Dong for Binh Duong to have more resources for pandemic prevention and control

After receiving, the Provincial RCS coordinated and immediately transferred to 9 districts, towns and cities in the province to carry out activities to support and empower people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in localities, helping them have more conditions to overcome the difficult period.

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Soldiers of the Provincial Military Command and volunteers help to unload goods to distribute to localities

Reported by Hong Thuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, naming 49 roads in Thu Dau Mot city and Tan Uyen town, in which 26 roads are in Hoa Phu ward, Thu Dau Mot city and 23 roads are in some wards of Tan Uyen town, including 03 roads in Thanh Phuoc ward, 12 roads in Tan Phuoc Khanh ward, 05 roads in Tan Hiep ward and 03 roads in Khanh Binh ward.

At the same time, naming 01 public works in Hiep Thanh ward, Thu Dau Mot city is Thu Dau Mot Park.

Reported by Doan Trang - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​In the past 24 hours, Binh Duong recorded 3,609 new cases of Covid-19.

Number of cases classified by locality and place of detection

On the day of collecting and treating 1,996 patients, there were 41 deaths.

Currently, Covid-19 treatment facilities in the province are treating 43,554 patients.

Since the 4^th outbreak, Binh Duong has recorded 183,214 cases of Covid-19; 1,724 patients died.

The whole province has 5,560 F0 and 6,799 F1 are isolated at home.

Binh Duong deployed large-scale sampling for testing phase 2 and 3 (from August 2, 2021) by rapid test and PCR for 6,575,574 turns of people; as a result, there were 139,529 positive cases (rate of 2.12%). Taking PCR samples for 135,839 workers at 169 companies in industrial zones, with 396 positive cases.

Until 16:00 on September 21, 2021, the reporting system recorded that the province had injected 1,986,249 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including 1,920,551 doses 1 and 65,698 doses 2.

The province continues to carry out a large-scale testing campaign in "red zone" areas and deploys the next phase of vaccinations.​

Reported by Phuong Chi-Translated by Nguyen Trang

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Number of cases classified by locality and place of detection on September 19

On September 19, 2021, Binh Duong recorded 3,997 more discharged cases, bringing the total number of discharged patients from the 4^th outbreak to 141,558.

During the day, 3,120 patients have been treated, 31 deaths occurred. Currently, Covid-19 treatment facilities in the province are treating 45,614 patients.

Since the 4^th outbreak, Binh Duong has recorded 178,295 Covid-19 cases, 1,647 patients died.

The whole province has 31,502 people under concentrated isolation including: 803 F1, 11,392 rapid test cases waiting for confirmative testing; 19,307 F0 cases without symptoms. 6,454 F1 cases and 5,495 F0 cases are isolated at home.

From August 02, 2021, Binh Duong has proceeded the large-scale testing in the 2^nd and 3^rd phase through rapid testing and PCR testing for 6,148,350 turns of people. According to the results, 134,742 cases were found positive (accounting for 2.19%). PCR samples were taken for 135,787 workers of 168 companies, 392 cases were found positive.

Cumulatively, the Report system reported that 1,967,668 doses of vaccine were injected (1,908,276 1^st doses and 59,392 2^nd doses).

On September 19, 2021, the province provided support for 3,028 cases, with a total amount of VND 932.36 million. Cumulatively, 3,143,800 cases have been supported with the total amount of VND 1,780.232 billion.

Reported by Mai Xuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​​Attending the ceremony were Mr. Mai Phuoc Dung - Vietnam's Ambassador to Singapore; Mr. Jaya Ratman - Singapore's Ambassador to Vietnam; Mr. Kelvin Teo – CEO in charge of Urban Development of Sembcorp Group; Mr. Koh Chiap Khiong – CEO of Sembcorp Industries in Singapore and Southeast Asia (energy market segment).

At the Binh Duong bridge point, there were Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.

 Leaders of Binh Duong province and representatives of departments, branches and medical units receive equipment sponsored by Sembcorp Group

Over the past 20 years, Sembcorp Group has accompanied the socio-economic development of Vietnam in general and Binh Duong province in particular through Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture with Becamex IDC Corporation. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Management Board of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park actively contributed human, material and financial resources as well as supported medical equipment, requisitioned workshops into quarantine areas to serve the province's pandemic prevention and control.

This time, Sembcorp Group continued to support Binh Duong province to improve the capacity of the treatment facilities on the tier 3, timely to treat many critically ill patients. Specifically, the Group sponsored Binh Duong Provincial General Hospital 12 ventilators and testing machines; sponsored Becamex International Hospital 65 monitors to equip and strengthen the capacity of the Covid-19 patient treatment area which are being deployed at the hospital. The total value of equipment is about VND 6.8 billion​.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha respectfully acknowledged and thanked Sembcorp Group, Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park Joint Venture Company for sponsoring and sharing with Binh Duong province during the past time. At the same time, he hoped that the Group would continue to support and accompany Binh Duong in the pandemic prevention and control, stabilizing production and business, investment and development cooperation in the coming time.

Reported by Hong Thuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, for IT application activities within state agencies, striving for at least 80% of administrative procedure records to be processed entirely online; 90% of work records of departments, branches, provincial agencies, 80% of work records of district-level agencies and 60 % of work records of commune-level agencies to be processed in the network environment; 80% of periodical reports of state agencies at the provincial - district - commune levels to be made through the province's information and reporting system and connect to the national reporting system, effectively serving the direction and administration activities, etc.

For IT applications to serve people and enterprises, striving for 100% of provincial public services at levels 3 and 4 to be provided on the provincial public service portal; 100% of public services at levels 3 and 4 that are popular, related to people and enterprises to be integrated into the National public service portal; at least 90% of people and enterprises to be satisfied with the settlement of administrative procedures; 100% of state agencies to participate in handling the issues reported by the people via Call Center 1022 on time, etc.

For information security, striving for 100% of state agencies at provincial and district levels and 50% of state agencies at commune level to be monitored for information security according to a 4-layer model through the provincial security operations center (SOC); 100% of information systems at provincial and district levels to be identified and ensure information system security by level, etc.

For IT applications serving the construction of smart cities, striving for 100% of departments, committees and branches to build a list of information and data resources and share them; deploying IT applications to serve smart cities in Binh Duong province.

The plan will be implemented in 5 years, from 2021-2025. The implementation will focus on a number of regular works and key projects and projects on computerization of activities at departments, committees and branches. 

The Department of Information and Communication cooperates with other departments, committees, branches and People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to focus on promoting communication, raising awareness, digital skills, enhancing interaction with people and enterprises; develop models of cooperation between state agencies and enterprises. At the same time, strengthening international cooperation in the development of Digital Government and ensuring cyberinformation security, especially for the twin provinces with Binh Duong province; ensuring capital to build the data integration and operations center, management and administration applications.

Reported by Doan Trang  - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, starting from 00:00 on September 16, 2021 until further notice, it is required that "green zone" and "red zone" localities deploy and perform a number of key tasks. For the "green zone" of Tan Vinh Hiep ward, continuing to implement Directive 16 of the Prime Minister. Specifically, requesting people to stay at home, only go out when absolutely necessary and only travel within the ward; not to gather more than 02 people outside the scope of offices, schools, hospitals and in public places. Strictly abiding by the pandemic prevention and control measures  according to the 5K guidance of the Ministry of Health; maintaining inter-ward and inter-district Covid-19 checkpoints; tightly controlling border checkpoints, lockdown checkpoints. Allowing essential business establishments to operate but must strictly comply with regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control; encouraging forms of e-commerce, home delivery. Continuing to stop cultural and sports activities, rituals of religion, belief and worship in public places in the ward.

For the "green zone" wards of Thanh Phuoc, Phu Chanh and Vinh Tan, implementing Directive 16 of the Prime Minister (the spirit of Directive 16-). Specifically, reviewing and rearranging internal checkpoints to suit the "green zones" in the area; maintaining inter-ward and inter-district Covid-19 checkpoints and checkpoints in lockdown and medical quarantine areas (if any). Business establishments of essential goods are allowed to operate but must strictly comply with regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control. Allowing people to travel internally within the ward; not gathering more than 10 people in areas outside offices, schools and hospitals; not organizing meetings with more than 10 attendees in one room (except for the case with the opinion of the Town People's Committee). Continuing to stop cultural and sports activities, rituals of religion, belief and worship in public places.

Particularly, 06 "red zone" wards including Uyen Hung, Hoi Nghia, Tan Hiep, Khanh Binh, Tan Phuoc Khanh, Thai Hoa, implementing Directive 16 of the Prime Minister (the spirit of Directive 16+). Specifically, continuing social distancing throughout the area; ensuring the distancing from person to person, family to family, quarter to quarter, "stay where they are", not being tight outside loose inside. When implementing social distancing or regional medical quarantine (lockdown) measures, it should be applied in a narrow scope, ensuring that risk factors are firmly controlled but do not affect the social security and economic development of the people. Allowing the opening of essential business and service activities such as: food, foodstuffs, convenience stores, Bach Hoa Xanh in the form of online sales, home delivery, not selling directly to people. The delivery person must comply with the conditions on pandemic prevention and control. Maintaining a squad of volunteers delivering goods and going to the market on behalf of people in the area.

02 communes of Thanh Hoi, Bach Dang continue to comply with the content of Official Dispatch 3390/UBND-VX dated September 10, 2021 of the Tan Uyen Town People's Committee.

Regarding production and business activities: In the "green zones", enterprises in each commune and ward can choose the production plan according to the model "03 green" or "03 on the spot", allowing workers to go home after each shift in case the workers are in the same area when they fully meet the regulations on pandemic prevention and control and those who have received 02 doses or 01 dose of vaccine after 14 days, F0 has recovered. At the same time, the workers must present an additional worker's card or company certificate. The remaining zones are only allowed to operate when implementing the "03 on the spot" or "01 road, 02 locations" production plan.

People in "green zone" communes and wards are allowed to circulate within the internal boundaries of each commune or ward, after having received 2 doses or 1 dose of vaccine, after 14 days, F0 has recovered (as prescribed by the Health branch).

Workers and employees working at companies implementing the "03 on-the-spot" production plan returning must have negative PCR test results within 72 hours and must self-quarantine for 14 days at their place of residence.

Cases of working at agencies and offices (with official or civil servant cards or certificates of agencies or units), essential goods and services business establishments are allowed to circulate in the town when being permitted by the competent authority.

Reported by Yen  Nhi - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​​The new investment is expected to increase the factory's annual output from the current 11.5 billion carton packages to 16.5 billion carton packages, meeting the growing demand for sterilized carton packages in the country and region. In addition, the factory will be equipped with more equipment to produce high-grade carton packages to replace imported goods.

The upgrade investment also includes the installation of 2,300 solar panels on the roof of the factory. This is an effort to completely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the entire factory operation by 2030.

Mr. Eliseo Barcas - General Director of Tetra Pak Vietnam said: "This additional investment of 5 million euros demonstrates our belief in the strong recovery of the Vietnamese economy after the pandemic. It will help us better serve our customers as capacity increases, offer more attractive carton packages, while minimizing environmental impact."

Tetra Pak invests an additional 5 million euros to expand the factory in Binh Duong

When the 4^th Covid-19 pandemic wave broke out in Binh Duong, Tetra Pak was one of the factories that implemented the on-the-spot working and living regime to protect employees and maintain production activities. All essential living services such as air conditioning, food, hygiene, medical assistance, gym, sports and entertainment facilities have been arranged and fully equipped by Tetra Pak Binh Duong to ensure the health, mental and physical health for about 260 employees of the factory.

Tetra Pak factory in Vietnam - Singapore II-A Industrial Park (Tan Uyen town, Binh Duong province) was put into operation in mid-2019, being the first factory in Vietnam and the 8^th factory of Tetra Pak Group (Sweden) in the Asia Pacific region. The factory specializes in producing sterilized carton packages for the domestic market and exporting to countries in ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand. In 2020, the Tetra Pak factory in Binh Duong received the LEED Gold certification – the most rigorous version 4, helping the factory save 17.6 million liters of water, reuse and recycle 65% of waste and reduce emissions of 4,000 tons of CO2 into the environment each year. In the first 9 months of 2021, Tetra Pak Vietnam achieved a growth rate of nearly 14% over the same period last year.

Reported by Phuong Chi-Translated by Nguyen Trang

​​Receiving and working with the Deputy Prime Minister were Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of some departments, branches and Thu Dau Mot city.

Striving to green the entire area

Reporting to the Delegation, Mr. Vo Van Minh said that currently, Binh Duong has 6/9 districts, towns and cities that are already "green zones" (accounting for 66.6%) including: Bac Tan Uyen, Phu Giao, Bau Bang, Dau Tieng, Thu Dau Mot City and Ben Cat Town. There are 72/91 commune-level units in the "green zone", accounting for 9.12%, and 08/91 commune-level units in the "red zone", the rate of 8.79%; 07/91 commune-level units are in the "yellow zone", the rate of 7.69%; 04/91 commune-level units are in the "orange zone", the rate of 4.4%. There are 481/598 quarters and hamlets in the "green zone", the rate of 80.04%, and 46/598 units are in the "red zone", the rate of 7.6%; 22/598 belongs to the "orange zone", the rate of 3.7%; 49/598 belongs to the "yellow zone", the rate of 8.3%.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam discusses with leaders of the province and Thu Dau Mot city about solutions to green the entire area

Up to now, it has established 51 mobile medical stations in 26 "red zone" communes and wards; 90 mobile medical stations in the "green zone".

In the coming time, in order to completely control the pandemic, the province will focus on directing more rapid testing in "areas, zones, locations: red, orange, yellow" for all people. By September 20, 2021, it must complete the testing and separation of F0 from the community. Quarantining F1 at home, place of residence, industrial parks, and concentrated production places where carry out "3 on-the-spot" and periodic testing according to instructions. Implementing home quarantine for asymptomatic F0 cases.

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Overview of the meeting

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi added that the province is determined to test and separate all F0 from the community; shrink field hospitals in the coming time and consider the plan of home quarantine under close medical supervision. Continuing to lock down the "red locations, red zones", from now until September 20, all forces will be mobilized to "hit" the pandemic center. In the coming time, people will be guided to self-test at home. Regarding vaccination, the Secretary said that currently, Binh Duong has about 2.67 million people eligible for vaccination, so far, the coverage rate of the 1^st dose of vaccine has not reached 100%, the age group 12-18 has not been vaccinated. The Secretary proposed to the Government and the Ministry of Health to prioritize the allocation of vaccines to Binh Duong so that the people can be vaccinated with 2 doses and achieve community immunity.

Minimizing the death rate

According to Assoc.Prof.Dr.MD. Nguyen Lan Hieu - Director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital, it is necessary to change the way of fighting the pandemic, there is a need for radical solutions, going deep into the roots, thoroughly solving the problem to reduce the number of deaths. Previously, we implemented centralized quarantine with 02 purposes: Reducing deaths in the community and limiting cases of infection. Currently, the death rate in the province has decreased because the number of Covid-19 cases is decreasing and people have been vaccinated. In the case of newly symptomatic F0 cases being treated at medical facilities, asymptomatic F0 cases should be quarantined at home to reduce pressure on the field hospital. Continuing testing the pooled samples in "green zone" areas, especially in the boarding houses, areas with a lot of workers to maintain the results of these areas.

Sharing the same view as the quarantine of asymptomatic F0 at home, Major General Vo Minh Luong - Deputy Minister of National Defense highly appreciated this plan of Binh Duong. At the same time, he suggested that Binh Duong continue to promote mobile medical stations in communes, wards and commune-level towns, prepare full equipment to take care of F0. Considering an inter-tier treatment plan at field hospitals and quarantine areas to promptly treat severe cases. Once greening areas, it is necessary to persist in testing and control to prevent the pandemic from spreading into these areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam concludes the meeting

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam highly appreciated the treatment of Binh Duong province. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, currently, the death rate from Covid-19 in the province is low, the province tries to continue to reduce the death rate to the lowest level. The Deputy Prime Minister suggested that Binh Duong focus all resources on pandemic control as soon as possible to bring people's lives back to normal. The Deputy Prime Minister assessed that Binh Duong is a locality where vaccination is quite fast, although the implementation is a bit late, but so far, it has injected more than 2 million doses for people, the Government will ask the Ministry of Health to prioritize the distribution of vaccines to the province. The loosening of social distancing in the "green zone" localities must ensure pandemic safety. As for the restoration of economic activities, especially essential services, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, if it is safe, allowing to reopen. The Deputy Prime Minister also praised Binh Duong's "3 green" model in enterprise operations. It is recommended that the Health branch guide asymptomatic F0 to quarantine at home, the medical staff closely monitor to promptly transfer patients to the hospital for treatment when severe changes occur. Paying attention to policies and protective gear for medical staff, doctors and frontline forces participating in the fight against the pandemic. The Deputy Prime Minister hoped that by September 20, the province will completely control the pandemic in the "red zones, red locations" to turn to the "green zones", bringing people's lives back to the new normal.

Reported by Mai Xuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, departments, committees, branches, provincial Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front and provincial mass organizations; People's Committees of districts, towns, cities and relevant units based on their assigned functions and tasks, organize propaganda, dissemination and mobilization of officials, civil servants and public employees to actively respond to participate in the "Learning the law on anti-corruption" contest.

The content of the contest consists of 2 parts: Part 1 is a multiple-choice test with 25 questions and part 2 is an essay according to Document no. 02/TL-BTC dated August 20, 2021 of the Government Inspectorate on the contest rules; Decision no. 450/QD-TTCP dated August 20, 2021 of the Government Inspectorate on promulgating the Plan to organize the "Learning the law on anti-corruption" contest, the Questionnaire of "Learning the law on anti-corruption" and entry form are posted on the website of the Provincial Inspectorate at: http://thanhtra.binhduong.gov.vn.

Each unit participates in at least 01 entry, all entries should be sent to the Provincial Inspectorate before October 05, 2021.

The Provincial Inspectorate coordinates with relevant agencies, units and localities in monitoring, guiding, receiving and synthesizing contest entries to be sent to the Inspection Newspaper before October 15, 2021.

The "Learning the law on anti-corruption" contest is an important content, associated with the results of the implementation of the "Propaganda, dissemination and education of the law on anti-corruption in the 2019-2021 period" project according to Decision no. 861/QD-TTg dated July 11, 2019 of the Prime Minister; therefore, agencies, units and localities thoroughly grasp and seriously implement.

Reported by Doan  Trang - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, localities actively prepare plans to deal with the pandemic situation and implement social distancing measures in accordance with the Prime Minister's Directives (no. 15/CT-TTg, no. 16/CT-TTg) with the motto that it can only be at "higher level", "earlier" in accordance with the actual pandemic situation in each locality and must not be "slower" in handling the situation.

For "red zone" localities, continuing to strictly implement Directive 16/CT-TTg, ensuring the distancing between person and person, family from family, quarter from quarter, "stay where they are", not be tight outside loose inside; when implementing social distancing or regional medical quarantine (lockdown) measures, it should be applied in a narrow scope, ensuring the control of risk factors but not affecting the social security and economic development of the people.

The "green zone" localities, when loosening the implementation of social distancing, need to be cautious, strict, step-by-step and synchronous, ensuring safety; regularly analyze, evaluate and update the situation, not to be negligent, subjective, or off guard. Production and business must ensure the principle of "safe is to produce, production must be safe" and measures for pandemic prevention and control as regulated by the Ministry of Health; implementing the production plan "03 on the spot", "01 road, 02 locations", 03 Green model "Green Factory, Green Boarding house and Green Worker" to promote and ensure safety in production and business activities.

In addition, focusing on directing more rapid testing in areas, "red, orange, yellow zones and locations" for all people with effective and safe methods in accordance with the guidance of the Health branch. By September 20, 2021, localities and areas in the "red and yellow zones and locations" must reduce the level of risk; take drastic and synchronous measures to sharply reduce the "red and yellow zones, red and yellow locations", "green" the area, build and sustainably protect the "green zone"; restore socio-economic activities in the new normal after the period of social distancing according to Plan no. 4639/KH-UBND dated September 14, 2021 and Official Dispatch no. 4547/UBND-VX dated September 09, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee.

The Provincial Industrial Zones Authority, the Department of Industry and Trade and the District People's Committee coordinate with the Department of Health to establish a Working Group to guide, support, consider and decide to allow enterprises, production and business establishments ensuring safety for pandemic prevention and control conditions to return to operation soon.

For 06 localities that have announced "green zones" (Thu Dau Mot city, Ben Cat town and districts of Bau Bang, Phu Giao, Dau Tieng, Bac Tan Uyen) follow Official Dispatch no. 4593/UBND-VX dated September 10, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee and the cirlucation guides in the province promulgated by the Department of Transport. Particularly for the remaining 03 localities (Thuan An city, Di An town and Tan Uyen town), based on Decision no. 2686/QD-BCDQG dated May 31, 2021 to determine and assess the level of risk and based on the actual pandemic developments in the locality, the district-level Steering Committee for Pandemic Prevention and Control actively considers and decides on its own the organization of circulation within cities and towns.

Departments, committees, branches, People's Committees of districts, towns and cities, district and commune-level Steering Committees for Covid-19 prevention and control according to their assigned functions, tasks and competence, continue to focus on leading, directing and organizing the implementation of measures for Covid-19 prevention and control in accordance with the directions of the Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the Provincial People's Committee. In case of negligence, subjectivity, loss of vigilance, failure to strictly comply with regulations and guidelines for pandemic prevention and control, causing an outbreak again, the head of the Party Executive Committee, government of that unit or locality is fully responsible to the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and will be handled according to regulations.

Reported by Doan  Trang  - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Attending the program were Mr. Pham Trong Nhan - Deputy Head of the provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies and leaders of Tan Uyen Town, Nutifood Nutrition Food Joint Stock Company, PL18 Joint Stock Company, Vivifood Company Limited, Vietcotek Construction Joint Stock Company.

The provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies presents 500 gifts to disadvantaged households and children living in pandemic areas in Tan Uyen town

At the boarding houses in Khanh Binh ward, the Delegation presented 500 gifts, asked about and encouraged disadvantaged households and children living in pandemic areas in the ward. At the same time, calling on people to continue to comply with pandemic prevention and control measures with local authorities determined to soon bring Khanh Binh ward back to the "green zone". In addition, Mr. Pham Trong Nhan - Deputy Head of Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies also expressed his affection and shared difficulties with the people during the very complicated pandemic over the past 3 months.

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The provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies asks about and encourages volunteers of Tan Uyen Town Youth Union

The delegation also visited and encouraged volunteers at Tan Uyen Town Youth Union. The Deputy Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies shared a number of important contents about the Covid-19 prevention and control strategy associated with the national economic development strategy that the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies studied and will participate in discussion at the 2^nd Meeting, 15^th National Assembly.

The provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies presents 30 MyTetra walkie talkies supported by Vietcotek Construction Joint Stock Company to Di An City Medical Center

Previously in Di An City, the provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies presented 30 MyTetra walkie talkies supported by Vietcotek Construction Joint Stock Company to Di An City Medical Center in communication, creating favorable conditions in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies also received and handed over 500 medicine bags supported by the Central Heart Charity Foundation to the Department of Health for the Covid-19 treatment.

The provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies handed over 500 medicine bags supported by the Central Heart Charity Foundation to Di An City's Department of Health for the Covid-19 treatment

Reported by Minh Hang - Translated by Nguyen Trang

​Accordingly, the roadmap to support economic recovery is divided into 3 stages. Stage 1, from September 15, 2021 to October 31, 2021, prioritizes the restoration of socio-economic activities in green zones including the districts of Phu Giao, Dau Tieng, Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Ben Cat town and Thu Dau Mot city. Continuing to focus on implementing solutions to lock down the red zones and red locations; expanding green zones; carrying out speedy testing to quickly remove F0 from the community.

Stage 2, from October 31, 2021: If the vaccine is provided continuously and fully, around the beginning of October 2021, Binh Duong will complete the adequate vaccination with 2 doses for all people in the province. After 15 days for the vaccine to take effect, around October 31, 2021, it will basically achieve community immunity. In case of successful pandemic control and no longer red zone and yellow zone: Selectively reopening socio-economic activities, prioritizing industrial, service and commercial sectors, excluding sectors that are sensitive and prone to outbreaks such as karaoke, discos, bars, massage, etc. In case the pandemic worsens, depending on the level and recommendations of the Health branch, it will be adjusted back to the previous stage or managed more closely.

Stage 3, from December 31, 2021: In case of successful pandemic control and no longer red zone and yellow zone, all socio-economic activities will be reopened. Some sectors that are sensitive and prone to outbreaks will have to have operating conditions and criteria (assigning the Health branch and related branches to advise on the conditions, time and criteria to be applied when allowing operations to resume). In case the pandemic worsens, depending on the level and recommendations of the Health branch, it will be adjusted back to the previous stage or managed more closely.

The Provincial People's Committee requests the Departments and branches to continue implementing policies to support enterprises in terms of debt rescheduling, exemption and reduction of interest and fees, and keeping the debt group unchanged; extending the deadline for paying value added tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rent in 2021. Continuing to make statistics on the labor situation, handle and solve labor problems in enterprises; having solutions to motivate employees' morale.

Promoting investment attraction; supporting enterprises to recover after the distancing, especially small and medium enterprises. Striving to implement the 2021 public investment plan at the highest possible level. Applying information technology in pandemic prevention and control and supporting enterprises in production and business.

In addition, developing mental health care plans for groups of subjects who are easily affected or at high risk of psychological impact, implementing the Resolution no. 11/2021/NQ-HDND dated September 14, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council on the standard level of subsidies, social assistance and policies for some specific social protection subjects in the province. Developing a plan for pandemic prevention and control when changing from online to face-to-face learning and having a plan to deal with cases of F0 in schools. Strengthening propaganda in various forms of pandemic prevention and control regulations.

Ensuring national defense - security, social order and safety, regularly grasping the situation of political security, social order and safety, public opinion among the people, defeating all plots and tricks of the enemy forces, etc.

Reported by Doan Trang - Translated by Nguyen Trang