Vietnam has reported no new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) since February 13, heard at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Hanoi on February 21.
The Prime Minister’s yesterday direction clearly stated that the government forbid price raise of facemasks and medical equipment for prevention of coronavirus. Violators will face harsh penalties.
In a document to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) yesterday proposed to extend school break in the three provinces reporting infections as it ramps up precautions against new coronavirus.
The prices of pork and face masks were the centre of discussion at an extraordinary meeting of the steering committee for pricing on January 31 under the chair of its head, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.
Though yesterday is the last day of the Year of Pig when city dwellers were busy at preparing Tet holidays ( the Year of Rat according to lunar calendar ), the Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City convened an emergency response meeting to discuss measures to contain a virus that has killed 41 people and infected over 1,000 others in China.
