COVID-19 meets criteria for Group B infectious diseases: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee's 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities of the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee's 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities of the country.
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Currently, the rate of hospitalised COVID-19 patients is lowerthan that of some Group B infectious diseases, and the rate of severe cases isequal to or lower than that of some Group B infectious diseases such as dengue feverand hand-foot-mouth disease. Participants at the meeting said that COVID-19 had met the criteria for Group B infectiousdiseases as prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Prevention and Controlof Infectious Diseases. Accordingly,it is necessary for the Government, ministries, agencies and localities toadjust regulations, policies and requirements in line with the new situation aswell as review issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control inthe past three years. PM Chinh stressed that the numbers of infections and fatalities have decreasedsharply compared to the figures in 2021 and 2022. However, the announcement of the end of theCOVID-19 pandemic will be made in accordance with the law, and there will be other adjustments, he said. According tothe PM, in the coming time, the COVID-19 pandemic will not come to an end its consequences will still linger, therefore, pandemic prevention and control work must be continued. It is necessary to improve the capacity of grassroots and preventive healthcare systems, overcome the aftermath of the pandemic and continue to stablise the lives of people, especially those directly affected by COVID-19. He assigned the Ministry of Health to guide other ministries, sectors and localities to review the prevention and control work, adjust related legal documents in line with the new situation, build plans to sustainably control COVID-19 in the new period as well as other epidemics that are likely to appear, and continue proper COVID-19 vaccinations. The PM also askedrelevant ministries and agencies to continue mobilising and utilising resourcesfor COVID-19 prevention and control, overcoming the consequences of the pandemic and carrying out social security activities./.
People will continue benefiting from free COVID-19 vaccinations in 2023, and funding will come from the state budget, the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund, with sponsorship from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals, along with other legal sources.
Continuing the ongoing fifth session, the 15th National Assembly will spend a whole day on May 29 to examine the mobilisation, management and use of resources for COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as the enforcement of laws and regulations regarding grassroots health care and preventive medicine.
The management, use and payment of resources for COVID-19 prevention and control work have basically followed guidelines and policies, the National Assembly's supervisory team reported to the 15th National Assembly's plenary session on May 29 morning.
Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has said that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh would chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control this weekend to deliberate the downgrading of COVID-19 from its current placement in Class A infectious diseases down to Class B.
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Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
