Ha Long Summer OCOP Fair cancelled to aviod Covid-19 resurgence

The provincial People’s Committee has decided to suspend the One Commune One Product (OCOP) fair - Summer 2021 planned to be launched on April 28 at the Quang Ninh Exhibition of Planning and Expo Center in Ha Long city.

OCOP Quang Ninh fair aims to promote the consumption of products and create a premise for the development of services.

OCOP Quang Ninh fair is an annual activity in summer, aiming to promote the consumption of products, and creating a premise for the development of services. The fair was scheduled to include 320 standard kiosks, of which, 120 kiosks will be displayed by Quang Ninh’s enterprises with hundreds of typical products and products groups from 14 districts, towns and cities in the province. However, this event was stopped for the fear of Covid-19 spreading.

Previoulsy, the provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Control and Prevention has just decided to cease all cultural, sports and riligious festivals and activities yet to be launched  from April 30 to May 23 with a view to ensuring the safety and health of inhabitants and keeping the whole province safe in the context of Covid-19 pandemic’s complicated developments.

Globally, there have been more than 148 million infection cases, including 3.1 million fatalities. Noticeably, more than 18 new cases were confirmed over the last week, accounting for 12.4% of the world’s patient tally. In India, the pandemic remains complicated and the healthcare system is at its peak due to surge of new infections. Many other countries have reported resurgence of COVID-19 after relaxing preventive measures while some regional countries like Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia have recorded huge jump in COVID-19 cases.

Domestically, the pandemic has been controlled well as Viet Nam has gone 33 days without a single community infection case, thus many people began to relax on COVID-19 prevention measures, particularly mask wearing. Meanwhile, illegal immigration still occurs and quarantine facilities, if not managed well, could be a source of transmissions.

Translated by Phuong Loan