Van Yen district steps up COVID-19 prevention, control efforts

News

Van Yen district steps up COVID-19 prevention, control efforts

Friday, April 3, 2020

YBO - Following the direction of the Prime Minister and Yen Bai province’s guidance documents on the implementation of urgent measures on COVID-19 prevention and control, Van Yen authorities have launched 14 vonluntary groups, 14 medical quarantine checkpoints, and 24 travel control points in villages and residential areas in Mau A town and Yen Thai and Quang Minh communes, with the involvement of over 100 local volunteers.

The move, which have been strongly supported by locals, aims to effectively implement social distancing within 15 days starting 0:00 on April 1 in accordance with the directive issued by the Prime Minister and directions of the provincial authority, thus containing the spread of the disease in the locality.

The groups’s members have voluntarily arranged their time for duty at the checkpoints. Every two-hour working shift is performed by two persons./.

Thu Nhai – My Van (The information-culture centre of Van Yen district).

Other news

Yen Bai hosts "Tet Sum Vay – Spring of Gratitude to the Party" in 2025

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Huy Tuan personally presented support and gifts to workers facing hardships across Yen Bai Province.

On January 16, the Yen Bai Provincial Labor Federation organized the 2025 "Tet Sum Vay" program under the theme “Tet Sum Vay – Spring of Gratitude to the Party,” aiming to encourage, support, and care for union members and workers in Luc Yen District.

Over 86 billion VND allocated for charitable and humanitarian activities

Comrade Ta Van Long, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, and Honorary Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Society, presented certificates of merit to organizations and individuals with outstanding achievements in 2024.

In 2024, the total value of activities conducted by the Red Cross Society of Yen Bai Province exceeded 86 billion VND, benefiting 230,105 individuals.

Luc Yen gains two more New Rural Standard Communes

Luc Yen District presents the provincial decision recognizing Dong Quan Commune as meeting NTM standards for 2024.

Luc Yen District has recently have two additional communes, Dong Quan and Khanh Hoa, officially recognized by the Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee as meeting the criteria for new rural standards (Nông Thôn Mới - NTM) in 2024.

The spiritual beauty of the Hmong people

According to tradition, the Hmong community’s traditional Tet typically takes place one month before the Lunar New Year. This period marks the end of the harvest season, allowing everyone to rest after a year of hard work. Nowadays, most Hmong people celebrate the Lunar New Year alongside the rest of the nation.

News