HCMC residents safely, flexibly adapt to new normalcy situation
From October 1 to October 3, 5,279 enterprises resumed their operations and the figure reached 9,200 by October 6.
As for business activities at export processing and industrial zones in advance of October 1, only 70,000 out of 288,000 employees worked, accounting for 24 percent and the number of enterprises operating was 746 out of 1,412, reaching nearly 50 percent. After three days of loosening the social distancing restrictions, nearly 135,000 out of 288,000 employees and workers registered to come back to their jobs, accounting for 46 percent; the number of operating enterprises increased from 53 percent to 60 percent. By October 6, 164,000 employees and workers returned to their factories and enterprises, accounting for nearly 57 percent and the number of companies resuming their businesses reached 69 percent. The Saigon High-tech Park recorded 27,300 workers returning to their companies accounting for nearly 55 percent. Meanwhile, 88 out of 188 enterprises are re-operating in the park, reaching 74 percent. With the high demand of working forces from enterprises, the city is calling for laborers to continue their jobs instead of returning to their hometowns. According to Deputy Director of the Municipal Department of Transport Bui Hoa An, the agency has received over 9,000 registered letters from residents to bring their children and relatives back to the city. By the afternoon of October 6, the unit has piloted the app via its website for people to register as regulated.
Deputy Director of the City Department of Industry and Trade Le Huynh Minh Tu said that 28 out of 234 traditional markets re-opened in District 5, Cu Chi and Can Gio districts; and it is expected that three more ones will be resumed their activities on October 8.
As for inter-provincial travel between HCMC and the four neighboring provinces of Binh Duong, Long An, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh, the city has received the opinions of these localities and HCMC will issue the detailed unanimous plans on traveling for each province from October 8.
A press conference of the HCMC Steering Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Head of the HCMC Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control Pham Duc Hai informed that by 6 p.m. on Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced 403,997 Covid-19 infections in Ho Chi Minh City. The city health sector is carrying out the treatment for 20,905 patients, including 1,735 children under 16 years old and 631 severe cases with ventilators.
On October 6, the city recorded 1,205 hospitalized patients, 2,740 recovered cases from coronavirus and 92 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2. Regarding the vaccination process, the city has run out of 11,965,360 doses of vaccines, including 7,013,921 for the first routine shots and 4,951,439 ones for the second routine.
The information was released at a press conference of the HCMC Steering Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control yesterday afternoon.
