According to Huynh Quang Hung, chairman of Phu Quoc City’s People’s Committee, the city is conducting the biggest-ever Covid-19 vaccination to give the first jab for 112,000 people over three days, starting from Friday.
The Covid-19 vaccination in Phu Quoc
The city has aimed to provide the second shot of Covid-19 vaccine for all people aged from 18 this month to reopen its tourism services from November.
Kien Giang Province’s Health Department has mobilised 900 medical staff to support Covid-19 prevention and control activities on Phu Quoc.
According to Hung, over the past three days, the city has detected no new locally-infected Covid-19 cases, except for several patients in quarantined and sealed-off areas in An Thoi Ward.
Local authorities are concentrating on the Covid-19 testing in the community to detect Covid-19 cases.
The city has proposed Kien Giang People’s Committee to issue specific guidelines for tourists to visit the island.
Phu Quoc is currently home to around 169,000 people, including 150,000 with permanent residence.