(HBO) – Hoa Binh’s police forces have cooperated with relevant authorities to set up checkpoints on main streets to conduct screenings on people and vehicles crossing the province as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move came following the Prime Minister’s Directives No.
15 and 16 as well as documents issued by the Minister of Public Security and
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on enforcing a series of
stringent measures to combat the outbreak.
A medical worker checks body temperature of people passing through a
checkpoint in Lien Son commune, Luong Son district.
A total of 143 people, including policemen, military
officials, health workers and traffic inspectors, have been deployed to watch
at 11 checkpoints across different roads in the province, said Colonel Trinh
Van Cuong, Deputy Director of the provincial Police Department.
They have been tasked to examine identity of people and
origin of vehicles and goods coming in and out in order to prevent suspected coronavirus
infections from entering the province.
They have also conducted checks on people with suspected
signs of smuggling, speculation, illegally hiking prices or producing fake
goods to profit from the pandemic.
At the same time, they have kept a close watch on coaches,
buses, taxis and other vehicles after a ban of public transportation.
They are responsible for checking body temperatures of
people crossing the roads and requesting them to fill out health declaration
forms while reporting on any suspected infection to local medical centres./.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.