The Prime Minister directs: Mobilizing many forces to participate in epidemic prevention and control

* Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan checks epidemic prevention in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang

* Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem to Hai Phong

On November 10, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed a dispatch to convey the direction of the Prime Minister on the prevention of avian influenza and human pandemic influenza.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister directed People's Committees of provinces and cities to coordinate with related ministries and agencies to mobilize professional, interdisciplinary, armed forces, self-defense forces and students and students of schools. . participating in the prevention of influenza.

The Official Letter also emphasizes the need to closely monitor epidemics to the grassroots level; when there is epidemic outbreak or detection of poultry, waterfowl infected with influenza virus must be declared publicly, and at the same time destroy the flock of poultry (including unidentified dead poultry), not to spread the disease on a large scale.

There must be quarantine latches with the participation of veterinarians, army, police and market managers at major transport hubs, gateways to inner cities and towns, and epidemic areas.

* On November 10, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and the Government delegation checked the avian influenza control and prevention in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan shared and encouraged people in Bui Ben village - Yen Lu (Bac Giang) - where bird flu caused great damage.

In contact with the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of Lac Ve chicken enterprise (Bac Ninh) and livestock households in Yen Lu commune, the commune has announced the outbreak of Yen Dung district (Bac Giang) - all expressed their wish to the Government. have adequate support policies for farmers.

According to the report of leader of Lac Ve chicken enterprise, the enterprise currently has 61,000 chickens but due to not being consumed, each month, only the amount of food was lost about 750 million VND. In Yen Lu commune, because it is a poor commune, 40-50% of the income of farmers relies on livestock, so the average compensation of VND 15,000 / chicken is not enough to reduce losses.

* Yesterday morning (November 10), Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem and the Government delegation had a working session with Hai Phong City People's Committee on an emergency plan to deal with avian influenza and influenza A in humans. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: ' Anti-epidemic is the central task of the Party and State. Hai Phong needs to clear up the hot things to focus on anti-epidemic work, and mobilize the whole political system to take part. Try not to let translation happen in Hai Phong 'area.

H. DANG - K.HUNG - TR.PHU