Hanoi strives to minimise losses to COVID-19: official
Hanoi is striving to bring damage caused by COVID-19 to the lowest by taking concerted measures devised by the Government and local authorities, said Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, at an online meeting on April 10.
Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi is striving to bring damage caused by COVID-19 to the lowest by taking concertedmeasures devised by the Government and local authorities, said Politburo memberVuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, at an onlinemeeting on April 10.
The event aims to seek ease setbacks forbussiness, production and public investment disbursement, and guarantee socialorder and welfare amid the complicated developments of the pandemic.
Hue said the capital had pleded to the PrimeMinister and the Government that it will coordinate with ministries and departments based in the city to drastically implement preventive measures and promptly support people who are subjectto the Government’s preferential policies.
Regarding the city’s socio-economic situationin the first quarter of 2020, the official reported that albeit an array ofdifficulties caused by the disease, Hanoi recorded year-on-year growth of3.72 percent and collected about 72.6 trillion VND (3.1 billion USD) to theState budget (26.5 percent of the total estimate).
Earlier this year, Hanoi transferred 650billion VND to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to offerloans, create jobs, and boost rural development and other infrastructure works.
Other categories such as food, medicalequipment manufacturing, and information technology have also been promoted,especially online public services.
At the meeting, Huesuggested the Government direct the Ministry of Transport to put into use the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway at an early date, as well as otherkey transport projects.
He proposed the Prime Minister allow the city to apply a specific mechanism of site cle🍨arance as in the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City./.
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Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee (Photo: VNA) 
