PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the meeting in Hanoi on February 24 (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at a cabinet meeting in Hanoi, he stressed that continuing to protect people’s health and life is a do-or-die job, and also a focus of government’s work. He highlighted that the determination and involvement of the whole political system in the fight have yielded initial results that win the trust from the people and the international community, describing the disease as a major test to not only the health sector but also other authorities and localities.

He also pointed out a number of shortcomings in the fight like the subjective attitude and low capacity of various localities. He agreed to issue another directive on strengthening the fight and stressed that production and business must be pushed up so as to ensure social stability.

As for the resumption of the schooling for students, PM Phuc said the decision must be made on the basis of the epidemic development in the world at a cabinet meeting scheduled for the end of this week.