Prime Minister requests consideration of declaring end of Covid-19 epidemic

May 19, 2023 15:50

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to prepare documents according to regulations to transfer Covid-19 from group A infectious disease to group B and declare the end of the epidemic.


Rapid Covid-19 testing at the peak of the 2021 epidemic in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City

The Government Office has just issued Official Dispatch No. 3575 to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan on Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control in the new situation.

The document stated that, considering report No. 626 dated May 13, 2023 of the Ministry of Health on epidemic prevention and control workCovid-19 In the new situation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to prepare documents according to regulations for the transition.Covid-19 from group A infectious disease to group B and declared the end of the epidemic.

The Ministry of Health submits this dossier for the Prime Minister to consider and decide.

Prime Minister agrees to strengthen the National Steering Committee for Epidemic Prevention and ControlCovid-19 as proposed by the Ministry of Health in report No. 626 mentioned above and assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to prepare documents for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health prepares the content and program, coordinates with the Government Office to organize a meeting of the National Steering Committee on May 27, 2023 to announce the end of the Steering Committee's tasks.

The Prime Minister also requested the Ministry of Health to base on the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the actual epidemic situation.Covid-19 in Vietnam, building a plan for sustainable control and management of the epidemicCovid-19 phase 2023 - 2025, issued according to authority. In case of exceeding authority, report to competent authority for consideration and decision.

According to Tuoi Tre

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Prime Minister requests consideration of declaring end of Covid-19 epidemic