(HBO) – The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province on February 12 issued a document requesting local schools to prepare for students’ return after schools were temporarily closed to prevent the acute respiratory disease caused a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, students are set to come back to school on February 17.
The
Lac Hung Primary and Secondary School in Yen Thuy district has cleaned and
sterilised all classrooms and education tools before students return.
There are 541 schools with 223,722 students in
Hoa Binh at present. During the school shutdown from February 3 to 16, all the
establishments cleaned and fumigated their entire campuses, equipment and
education tools.
To maintain learners’ study habits, teachers
have given homework to their students via messages or the internet to ensure
students are ready to continue learning when they are back to school.
Schools and other educational establishments
have been asked to be active in arranging learning time so that the 2019-2020
academic year will end as scheduled in Decision 1514/QD-UBND issued by the
provincial People’s Committee on July 16 last year.
At present, the local educational sector still
keeps a close watch on and stays updated with information about the epidemic
situation so as to provide timely notifications for cadres, teachers, students
and their parents to carry out preventive measures.
The Department of Education and Training also
requested schools and relevant units to build alternative learning plans to
make up for the time students get off from school, and these plans must ensure
that the regulated educational programme is fully implemented. If necessary,
they can arrange classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Besides, it is also necessary
to keep in touch with students’ parents to learn about their health, according
to the department./.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
