The results of the exam will be used to determine admittance to colleges and universities.
This year the capital city will have more than 101,000 students taking this important exam so ensuring it is administered successfully is a task for all government levels.
Dung asked the agencies concerned to build on their experience of administering the recent entrance exam for high schools to guarantee absolute safety for students and their parents, teachers and invigilators.
He noted that plans should be drawn up to deal with the emergency if students show any symptoms such as cough and fever, or where there are any suspected Covid-19 infections.
Exam rooms must be well ventilated, disinfected before and after the exam while rules on distance between students in each room must be adhered to.
For their part, students are required to strictly comply with Covid-19 prevention guidelines, especially the 5K rules, before, during and after doing their tests, and minimise contact with other people.
The first stage of the national high school graduation examination is scheduled to take place on July 7-8, while the second stage for students who are Covid-19 patients or who have been close contact with the aforementioned will be announced later.
