Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said the committee acknowledged the serious impact of the fourth COVID-19 resurgence. The national economy shrank by 6.17 percent in the third quarter of this year, pushing the nine-month growth down to 1.42 percent, the lowest for the period since 2000. Given the unpredictable developments of the COVID-19, the Party leader emphasised the need to change the mindset and strengthen awareness of pandemic prevention and control in connection with recovering and boosting business and production activities. He ordered strengthening the leadership, management and instruction in the implementation of socio-economic solutions. The Party leader said Party Central Committee lauded the tremendous efforts and contributions as well as good deeds of people, soldiers and businesses in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and thanked overseas Vietnamese and international friends for their support./.