Special task force sent to Vietnam province as 16th Covid-19 case is confirmed

A health official spraying disinfectant in a classroom in northern Vĩnh Phúc Province. — Photo courtesy of the provincial Department of Education and Training

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): A special task force and two working teams are in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc from Thursday (Feb 13) to help with the fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of Health has said.

Deputy Minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên said the national steering committee for prevention and control of acute pneumonia caused by Covid-19 has set up a special task force to work on the prevention and control of the epidemic in Vĩnh Phúc Province.