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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. |
The official document was sent to the Ministers of Defense, Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, Transport, Construction, Information and Communication, Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs. It states:
In order to support promptly and effectively COVID-19 prevention and combat efforts in HCM City and pandemic-hit southern localities, the Prime Minister requests each of the above-mentioned ministries to establish an anti-COVID special working group in Ho Chi Minh City headed by a deputy minister.
The working groups will work based on their functions, tasks and power. They will closely coordinate with the authorities of HCM City and southern localities to implement Directive No. 16/CT-TTg to handle immediately all issues arising in prevention and combat of the pandemic.
The special working groups should send daily reports to their Ministers and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Combat.
The PM urges all Ministers to closely direct the working group of their ministries and make the largest contribution to the pandemic prevention and combat efforts of HCM City and southern localities.
